This answer only applies to the nightmare hellscape of American healthcare.

Absolutely. Patients can’t argue against care in an informed way and have no way to navigate to affordable and effective care. Each mistake costs more time, money, and sometimes health consequences.

Medical care provider delays, doesn’t commit, doesn’t care or just makes a mistake? Costs them nothing at all. Get billed. That medication didn’t work for you? Here try another one. Don’t agree? Get a referral and get another bill. Don’t like me? Doesn’t matter. Not like you picked me as a doctor because of my reputation. If you go with someone else the clinic will assign some other patient to me that won’t be as picky or know better