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Who Stands to Win - WSJ.com By JANE ZHANG
Hospitals, doctors, insurers and drug makers may end up gaining from an overhaul of the nation's health-care system.
The White House and Democrats in Congress have either cut deals with or made promises to these groups, fearing that without their support they might face a repeat of President Bill Clinton's failed health-care reform effort in the 1990s.
The industries have made some concessions to help slow the nation's health-care spending. But analysts say they may come out on top eventually -- gaining new, paying customers from a government-funded effort to expand coverage to the country's 46 million uninsured.
"They all cut the deals that they wanted to cut, and they minimized their losses," says Robert Laszewski, a health-policy expert and former insurance-industry official.
Hospitals, doctors, insurers and drug makers may end up gaining from an overhaul of the nation's health-care system.
The White House and Democrats in Congress have either cut deals with or made promises to these groups, fearing that without their support they might face a repeat of President Bill Clinton's failed health-care reform effort in the 1990s.
The industries have made some concessions to help slow the nation's health-care spending. But analysts say they may come out on top eventually -- gaining new, paying customers from a government-funded effort to expand coverage to the country's 46 million uninsured.
"They all cut the deals that they wanted to cut, and they minimized their losses," says Robert Laszewski, a health-policy expert and former insurance-industry official.
