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When surgeons get royalties from the operations they perform, its worth questioning whether these operations are all that necessary or appropriate (Top Spine Surgeons Reap Royalties, Medicare Bounty). Similarly, when going to the pharmacy and seeking advice from a pharmacist, people – as consumers of health care services/patients – might quite reasonably expect that the health professional serving them will provide guidance in their, the patient/consumer’s, best interests (Some pharmacies may have conflict of interest with Medicare). At issue in both these stories is the trust that an individual should have (and can reasonably expect) in a health professional, something that is seriously threatened when their are important financial COI.