Doctors wouldn't let either of those things happen because it would lower their salary. The AMA is a powerful lobbying association, no way any law that lowers doctor salary would pass.
Lobbying power can be confronted by other considerable lobbying interests. Large healthcare conglomerates would seem to have considerable interest in reducing labor costs.
A crisis like this would be the perfect opportunity to fix some of these supply side issues. Lobbying is less effective when voters are paying attention and the government is in crisis-response mode.
A crisis like this would be the perfect opportunity to fix some of these supply side issues. Lobbying is less effective when voters are paying attention and the government is in crisis-response mode.