Some things should be heavily regulated. Antibiotics, for example: not only do we have issues with antibiotic resistance, the "everyday Joe" does no have the tools to know if they have a virus or bacteria nor if they are taking the right type of antibiotic for the sort of infection they have. Different antibiotics and different forms (pill, drops, cremes) are better for different things.

Too expensive? Perhaps fix the health care system. Some things are understandably expensive - autoimmune drugs, for instance. And someone needs to pay for R&D (but not ads). This doesn't mean that the poor sap who lost the genetic lottery should bear the brunt of it all. Not everywhere makes "everyday Joe" pay for all of it.

Some things don't need to be so expensive: Insulins, for example, even after the R&D costs. Epi-pens. And so on. Regulation helps some of this.

Power? Do you think these folks have power everywhere? Everyone needs to make a living, so yeah, like everything it is partially about money. Most folks involved in medicine, however, aren't going down that route. The CNA at the nursing home doesn't get paid much. The nurse gets paid more, but generally is stressed. And so on.

I don't know what makes you think it is all about suffering. The issues in the US healthcare system really boils down to lawmakers not being willing to change things - again, most the folks in health care don't want folks to suffer.