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The reason for rising frustration with insurance companies is that patients can't do what patrons they do when they receive poor service at a restaurant, which is to go elsewhere. Most health insurance is tied to employment, so most patients are stuck with their insurance company. And it shows.

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The solution is not less competition, but that is the assumption behind the Obama administration's plan and what it will produce. The solution is more competition.

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via Health care reform: The real problem is lack of competition - STLtoday.com.

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