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According to ABC News, when most people greet their medical doctor, they want to feel like more than a "disorder." However, before handshakes and kind greetings can even take place, millions of people must hope to get access to health insurance coverage, and find their way to the doctor that can provide them with the guidance and health care they need.

The article states that "nearly 80 percent of the patients surveyed want to shake their doctor's hand -- and about half prefer that their physician use their first name during that initial encounter," revealing that bedside manner is still of tremendous importance where a medical doctor is concerned.

But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves...while a personable doctor is a nice thing, seeing a doctor at all would be a dream come true for those who can't afford health insurance coverage.

It's nice to know that most often your medical doctor will "remain sensitive to nonverbal cues that might suggest if a patient wants to shake hands, or if they want to be called by their first name," but for the 46 million people searching for affordable health insurance coverage, even a grouchy doctor will do just fine, thanks.