Health care opinion leaders' views on health reform
- Series Title(s):
- Data brief (Commonwealth Fund)
- Contributor(s):
- Stremikis, Kristof. Davis, Karen. Collins, Sara R. Schoen, Cathy. Commission on a High Performance Health System. Commonwealth Fund.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Care Reform Insurance, Health Health Benefit Plans, Employee Insurance Benefits Insurance Coverage Insurance, Health, Reimbursement Medicare -- economics Private Sector Public Opinion Public Sector Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Leaders in health care and health care policy believe that Americans should have a choice of public and private health insurance plans, and two-thirds believe the public plan should incorporate innovative methods for paying providers, including global fees, according to the latest Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey. A large majority of opinion leaders supports the establishment of a national health insurance exchange with strong authority to enforce standards of participation, set rating rules, standardize benefits, and review or negotiate premiums. A majority thinks the standard required benefit package should be similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program's standard BlueCross BlueShield option, although one-third support a less generous benefit package. Whatever their views concerning the details of health reform, two-thirds of respondents (68%) agree upon the urgency of enacting comprehensive changes, including an expansion of insurance coverage, this year.
- 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:
- 101548804 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101548804