Posted on December 9, 2009 16:48
Categories: Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Topics: Health Care Reform | Legislation (National) | Providers
A physician survey published November 6 by Jackson Healthcare found that 85 percent of respondents reported that the threat of medical malpractice lawsuits is the primary obstacle to practicing medicine as they see fit. When asked to select priorities for health care reform legislation, 92 percent selected tort reform, with 78 percent selecting insurance industry reforms, 54 percent selecting the creation of an insurance exchange, and 32 percent selecting the creation of a public plan option. The results show markedly lower support for the public plan option than a physician poll published in the New England Journal of Medicine in September in which 63 percent of respondents favored a public plan. The Jackson Healthcare survey also found that 62 percent of respondents “disagreed with the American Medical Association (AMA) on health care reform.” The AMA recently endorsed the health care reform bill (HR 3962) which passed in the House on November 7.
From the executive summary:
National news has focused on healthcare reform since this summer’s Congressional break. President Obama has stated that the American Medical Association (AMA) and physicians support his plan for healthcare reform. Numerous surveys have been publicized indicating the contrary. Jackson Healthcare, a physician staffing and healthcare technology company, with a physician database numbering more than 120,000, conducted its own survey during the month of October in an effort to understand physician attitudes and priorities regarding the reform efforts.
Executive Summary: Physician Attitudes on Health Reform (PDF | 38.35 KB)
Jackson Healthcare. (2009). Physician attitudes on health care reform.
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