Health care opinion leaders' views on health reform

Health care opinion leaders' views on health reform

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Data brief (Commonwealth Fund)
Contributor(s):
Stremikis, Kristof.
Davis, Karen.
Collins, Sara R.
Schoen, Cathy.
Commonwealth Fund. 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
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.
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Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101548804 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101548804