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The problem I have is taking off for 2 visits when one will do it.I can assure you that most doctors just want to practice Medicine. We do not receive training in business or medical insurance or Medicare in Med School; we learn what we need to practice Medicine. The regulatory environment in which you practice has strict rules and heavy penalties for not adhering to them, especially with Medicare and Medicaid but also with many private health plans. The doctors are forced to follow protocol, not because they are trying to make more money off of you but because this is how the system is set up. HMO's tend to be better about this (and I believe that is the model that will eventually be the national standard here) but even there, we must follow the rules and document care in a way that justifies the procedures we do. Why? Because if we don't then the business fails and everyone loses - patients and health care providers alike.