This article from the New York Times talks about how unhappy doctors are. They are overworked because they spend too much time dealing with insurance companies and patients who think they know something. Here’s a story that comes from a friend of mine (not from the article):
A patient comes in with 2 days of congestion [...]

WAYS TO BE SEEN QUICKER IN THE ER (No particular order)
1- Arrive by ambulance. They can’t take a patient from an ambulance and put them in the waiting room in most states. This is also why you can wait in the waiting room forever… if a steady stream of meatwagons keep pulling up, [...]