After reading the chapters and watching the videos of this module, go back to Figure 1.5 and think about who are the major players in the US health services system? What are the positive and negative effects of the often conflicting self-interests of these players? To make things more interesting: if your UIN ends in an odd number, answer the question considering a player on the human resource side (i.e., health service professionals like primary care, nurse practitioners, physicians). If your UIN ends in an even number, answer the question considering a player on the health services financing side (i.e., the federal government, state governments, private insurers).

You need to submit your post by the third day of the module (usually Wednesday) by 11:59 PM, Central Time. 

After you post your original thoughts, you need to compare your response with a student who posted about a different player. For example, if your UIN ends in 3 and you posted about physicians, you should compare your response to a student who posted about, say, private insurers. This activity will give you the opportunity to see how different players have different perspectives, goals, etc. 

You need to submit your posts (at least 2) by the seventh day of the module (usually Sunday) by 11:59 PM, Central Time. 

Please use APA format if you use any external references besides the book.

This activity covers the following module objectives: MO 1, MO 4.