Originally Posted by jorgelito

(I have split) The main parties appear to be:

1. Doctors/nurses etc - health care providers
2. Patients - consumers

3. Insurance industry
4. Litigation industry

5. Government

The trick is how to distribute money for services and protect patients at the same time at a reasonable cost, maximize prodctivity, efficiency and increase overall health/well-being of a given society.

So, since everyone points the finger at the other: not paid enough, cost too much, insurance too much etc., compromise seems unlikely. But there has to be a way to compromise otherwise it's deadlocked no?