We have a compromise bill, it's called the ACA.  Where was the public option or single payer?  

Our media is still in denial about Republicans.  They have no intention of any cooperation as their base has convinced themselves that cooperation is wrong and they also don't believe that the federal government has any role in providing and improving health care access for Americans.  Every plan they have put forward has made health care worse for millions of Americans, that's not an accident.