15 years ago many doctors did charitable work. Surgeries, etc, etc. Now, with the exorbitant cost of insurance for providers, made necessary by government not protecting its' citizenry by limiting frivolous lawsuits and putting a cap on multi-million dollar settlement, brokered by trial attorneys, who give mega-buck contributions to politicians who won't consider lawsuit reform, many have declined to "take the risk". Health care isn't a right, it's a privilege, like so many things so many consider their rights. Government intervention is what got us into this mess, if you want to call the worlds best health care a mess, both in their zeal for regulatory practices and by bestowing upon so many of our citizenry an entitlement mentality created by the welfare state.