Table 1: Comparative performance of suppliers of rationing.

Supplier	Strength	Weakness
Public administration	Is able to enforce a limit on public healthcare expenditure	Must promulgate detailed norms that undermine efficiency
Health insurers in collusion (cartel)	Can implement flexibility through their consumer accommodation policy	Can enforce a limit on healthcare expenditure only in cooperation with healthcare providers
Service providers	Are able to implement detailed norms and assure redistribution	Must be compensated with income or power for the non-provision of medical services