with government. many of my patients were never more irritated or angry when they recognized there was somebody else in the exam room, not physically, but figuratively, who was getting between the doctor and the patient in making decisions. whether the insurance company or government. and then the day when i noticed in my office in the mid'90s when there were more individuals behind the door where the clinical work was going on seeing pasht patients than in ff the door. they were filling out forms and making sure we were checking all the boxes and challenging or arguing with insurance companies or government about what was in the best interest of the patient. and it became clear that our health care system was losing focus on its number one priority. and that is the patient. as a result, i felt compelled to broaden my role in publi servicand help solve the issues, harming the delivery of menend so i ran for the georgia state senate. i found the state senate in