Physicians, Lawmakers Ponder the Uninsured

“It wasn't done behind closed doors. It was done out in front of everybody. … If they were going to buy into it, they needed to have some ownership in the process itself,” said Gov. Baldacci.

Physicians need to play a more central role in reforming the health care system to provide access to more people, said Dr. Lewin. “Either we just sit and wait for a single payer system, or we propose something better,” he warned.