A survey published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine finds that nearly three-quarters of US physicians support a government-offered, public health insurance option. 63 percent of physicians surveyed say they favor giving patients a choice that includes both public and private options. In addition, another 10 percent of physicians state they prefer a medical system with only a public option – a single-payer health system. When the American public is polled, anywhere from 50 to 70 percent favor a public option. Said the study authors, “we found that physicians, regardless — whether they were salaried or they were practice owners, regardless of whether they were specialists or primary care providers, regardless of where they lived — the support for the public option was broad and widespread.” [via NPR]
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:16 am
being one of those how pays for office visit to a doctor i thank we should start asking peaple how get gov grants should start giving back at the least 5 yrs. back if they get help to be a doctor then help those how don’t have. you go to law scool you have do 5 yrs. and give back to those how gave to you i thank if the gov put up you should give back to the same one how where there for you reform grants and we all win thnk you for the voise
i’m not a big blog in fact this is my first time.
thank you sabrina mondy
September 17th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
It seems to depend upon from whom you get the information. I just got information which says that 60% of MDs are against the presently being considered health care proposal(s) with about 34% of MDs supporting it.
Anyway, what’s all this about health care? The consideration is about medical insurance not health care – seems as if someone is using “news-speak”. Health care is taking care of health, but according to some physicians, they can be finded for doing any preventive care under Medicare and other government sponsored medical programs. So much for health care; if it’s not a condition it’s not covered.
September 17th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
It seems to depend upon from whom you get the information. I just got information which says that 60% of MDs are against the presently being considered health care proposal(s) with about 34% of MDs supporting it.
Anyway, what’s all this about health care? The consideration is about medical insurance not health care – seems as if someone is using “news-speak”. Health care is taking care of health, but according to some physicians, they can be fined for doing any preventive care under Medicare and other government sponsored medical programs. So much for health care; if it’s not a condition it’s not covered.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:14 am
I agree with Buddy. Too much money is at stake here …beware of who you believe.
“US physicians support a government-offered, public health insurance option. 63 percent of physicians surveyed say they favor giving patients a choice that includes both public and private options”
If you think private health insurance can compete against a government that has the ability to tax us to death and make the laws you are naïve. The private option will disappear and the Government will be more involved in your life than ever.
A wise man once said “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them”. He was Thomas Jefferson It’s about who knows best for you…who would you choose? We need more options not more Goverment.