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(Natural News) It’s no secret that the United States government often imposes seemingly insurmountable regulations and rules, while also failing to appropriately regulate key areas of industries that serve the public. The FDA is a great example of these two extremes. On the one hand, the FDA is known for doling out life-destroying penalties for relatively innocuous crimes. On the other hand, the same federal agency has created an enormous loophole that allows food manufacturers to use ingredients without government review or approval, provided that the food industry has deemed it “safe.” And we all know how good industries are at self-regulation.

Excessive regulations are taking a toll on the U.S., across the board. The health care system in the United States is no exception; in fact, it is perhaps one of the most poignant examples of what harms over-regulation, and regulation in the wrong areas, can really cause.

There is, of course, a place for common-sense regulations, standards of care and so on. But where does one draw the line between necessity and excess? The system has grown so bloated and out of touch that now, practicing medicine requires more attorneys and paper-pushers than it does healthcare practitioners. In 2012, it was reported that by 2013, only 36 percent of doctors were expected to remain independent, due to the ever-increasing costs imposed by excessive regulation. In 2015, that number declined again to just 33 percent. Many doctors cited reimbursement concerns and overhead costs as their primary issues with remaining independent. More than half of the doctors surveyed cited new electronic medical record requirements or other business operation concerns as reasons for choosing to leave their independent practice for hospital employment.

As one physician explained, physicians are forced to deal with “the federal government’s increasingly crazy and copious rules,” or

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