I'm starting to feel the same way about medical professions. Example: I go to my dentist...and as I'm sitting in the chair, hygienist tells me she's going to put on fluoride and xrays as part of routine. Alright, no problem, I have preventative coverage.

Turns out it cost $30 for flurodie and $60 for xrays. Fluoride is only covered in kids, and xrays every 2 years. I call up dentist office and you know what they tell me? They don't provide treatment based on insurance coverage.

Right...they provide treatment based on how much money they can rip you off on. Fluoride for adults is new. We have fluoride in the water and in the toothpaste.. I don't recall having it in the past and my Google search tells me where's a debate on whether it's even beneficial. I only see that it benefits the dentist's pockets.

Similar experience for me as well. Went in to get a chipped tooth looked at before it got worse. Less than 5 min exam by the doc, and an assistant. Hygienist had to look at something... Bill for $400. How the hell is this crap legal??