>>>OK.
>>>Let's look at what you wrote.
>>>You're not saying that they do or don't tick each box, but that if they do, it's because of those terrible other people.
>>>When everyone in the system does that, you get what we have - a mess.
>>>On the other hand, if just one of the players refused to go along, things might improve.
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>Nice paraphrases. You're saying that physicians should fight city hall because the public won't?
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Nope. They should do the right thing because it's the right thing.

That sounds naïve, but people do that every day.

>My experience is that physicians turn out to be human beings who can and should care about themselves and their families. When pushed too hard, especially if administrative/infighting overwhelms patient care: they walk.

Maybe that has already happened and we're left with the dregs who stayed.