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The American Public and the Next Phase of the Health Care Reform Debate(0)
Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D., and John M. Benson, M.A.
Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama are moving ahead to develop a single piece of major health care legislation, which will be debated, voted on by both houses of Congress, and, if enacted, sent to the President for his approval and signature. Previous research suggests that public [...]
Physicians’ Views of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law — A Poll
Gillian K. SteelFisher, Ph.D., Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D., Tara Sussman, M.P.P., John M. Connolly, M.S.Ed., John M. Benson, M.A., and Melissa J. Herrmann, M.A.
In 2006, Massachusetts enacted the country’s first law mandating near-universal health care coverage,1 and the state now has the lowest proportion of uninsured residents in the United States. The Massachusetts Division of [...]
Doctors on Coverage — Physicians’ Views on a New Public Insurance Option and Medicare Expansion
Salomeh Keyhani, M.D., M.P.H., and Alex Federman, M.D., M.P.H.
In the past few months, a key point of contention in the health care reform debate has been whether a public health insurance option should be included in the final legislation. Although polls have shown that 52 to 69% of Americans support such an option,1 the views [...]
Physicians’ Beliefs and U.S. Health Care Reform — A National Survey
Ryan M. Antiel, M.A., Farr A. Curlin, M.D., Katherine M. James, M.P.H., and Jon C. Tilburt, M.D., M.P.H.
In an address to the American Medical Association on June 15, 2009, President Barack Obama acknowledged that he needed physicians’ support on health care reform and offered to work with physicians to achieve the reform he believes is [...]
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