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Anne, This is an excellent post. I like doctors to, after all they help us stay healthy. However doctors should not be able to charge whatever they want. Many people assume it's all the insurance companies fault. But is it fair for one doctor to charge $100 for a general exam, and another doctor in the same city to charge $300 for the exact same service? That is why most insurance companies research the average fee charge in an area for that service and may only pay for the average fee charged. Doctors could charge a lot less and still make plenty of money. If government regulated what doctors can charge it would cut cost for insurance companies, and employers and the savings would be past on to the consumer. I wish people would spread the awareness. I am not out to defend insurance companies. However consumers need to know the truth. The health care crisis in America is not all the insurance companies fault.