If that's the case then how come in other countries with similar strong unions/guilds healthcare costs are so much lower? Nobody complains the BMA is increasing the price of healthcare in the UK.

> Everything else is window dressing

I think most reasonable people can figure out a) the difference between the US healthcare system and nearly all other countries, and b) what that difference might mean for costs. Here's a hint, it's not "the guild system limiting the supply of doctors".