Scenario: the public hospital in a big city is too busy. it does not have the proper funding to hire enough doctors and nurses to care for the growing city. many staff have left, and the hospital is in trouble. what factors will influence legislators as they consider policies to solve the problem?

1. public support for keeping the hospital open
2. business interest groups lobbying for more private hospitals
3. wealthy donors who want to name the hospital after themselves
4. the training required to become a doctor or nurse
5. medical research groups that are studying rare diseases