There is even sizable support expressed for a system along the lines of the Canadian single-payer system. Given the current fiscal abundance, no new taxes may be necessary to pay for substantial improvements in health care coverage, such as insuring all children. Nevertheless, even if new taxes were necessary, the public still shows willingness to support these goals. Given Americans' aversion to taxes, these numbers may represent substantial support. However, many Americans do feel that HMOs have had a negative impact on care and treatment.
People are generally supportive of current plans to regulate managed care programs.
But in general people are not very well informed about the provisions, and support tends to lessen if potential costs of regulations are mentioned in the question. Conclusions Overall, Americans believe that the health care system needs major changes, even though they say they are satisfied with their personal health care. The majority of Americans have very real concerns about the health care system, especially regarding the increasing number of those uninsured and the increasing costs for both themselves and the nation as a whole. They are also not happy about the negative impact that they feel HMOs are having on the quality of care. However, while regulation of HMOs is popular, such regulations alone will not address Americans' larger concerns about the health care system.