Health care opinion leaders' views on the presidential candidates' health reform plans
- Series Title(s):
- Data brief (Commonwealth Fund)
- Contributor(s):
- Shea, Katherine K. Collins, Sara R. Davis, Karen. Commission on a High Performance Health System. Commonwealth Fund.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2008]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Care Reform Insurance, Health Politics Public Opinion Cost Sharing Health Benefit Plans, Employee Health Surveys Insurance Coverage Medicare Private Sector Public Sector Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The 13th Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey asked a diverse group of experts for their perspective on the health care reform proposals of the 2008 the presidential candidates. Survey participants strongly support reform proposals that applied a mixed private-public market approach. Additional favored policy strategies for reform include a requirement for individuals to obtain health insurance, new private market regulations, and a requirement for employers to provide coverage or contribute to a coverage fund. Alternatively, respondents think proposals that focus on tax incentives to purchase individual private health insurance are not an effective method for controlling the rising costs of health care or achieving universal coverage. Health care opinion leaders call for the next president to simultaneously address universal coverage and quality, efficiency, and cost containment policies to move our health care system toward high performance.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101470172 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101470172