Majority of U.S. Doctors Now Back National Health InsuranceMarch 2008
In a survey conducted by the
Annals of Internal Medicine and reported by
MSN Health, 59% of U.S. physicians support legislation that would establish a national health insurance program, while only 32% oppose such a system. These findings prove that in the last 5 years doctors have changed their views on
medical insurance quite a bit, and reveals that patient care is still the first priority for the majority of American doctors.
A national health insurance plan would involve a single, federally administered insurance fund that would guarantee health coverage for everyone. This type of plan would almost certainly eliminate the need for private medical insurance companies. Just five years ago, only 40% of doctors felt that such an insurance plan would be beneficial to Americans.
A similar nationally-run plan has been in the news lately, and has been publicly espoused by democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton. Though for the most part, health care in general has become a hot button topic for everyone running, or hoping to run, in November this year.
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59% of U.S. physicians support legislation that would establish a national health insurance program, while only 32% oppose such a system?
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There are 47 million Americans without
health insurance, and another 50 million thought to be underinsured. Furthermore, health care costs and medical insurance premiums are increasing by about 7% a year, or twice the rate of inflation. As those people on the front lines of the health care situation, doctors too often see what happens when growing health care costs prevent the kind of treatment that a patient really needs.
As it says in the article, doctors are most concerned with "good patient care," and they're well aware that only when a patient enjoys the benefits of health insurance can they get the kind of treatment that not only treats illness, but can take steps to prevent it in the first place.
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