Support for National Health Insurance among U.S. Physicians: 5 Years Later
Authors: Aaron E. Carroll, Ronald T. Ackerman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2008)

Letters1 April 2008Support for National Health Insurance among U.S. Physicians: 5 Years LaterAaron E. Carroll, MD, MS and Ronald T. Ackerman, MD, MPHAaron E. Carroll, MD, MSFrom the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202. and Ronald T. Ackerman, MD, MPHFrom the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-148-7-200804010-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: The increasing costs of health care and health insurance have concerned Americans for some time (1). The number of uninsured Americans increased by 2.2 million to 47 million in the most recent census. This is the largest increase reported by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1992 (2). In a 2002 survey of physicians, we reported that 49% supported government legislation to establish national health insurance (3).Objective: To determine whether physician opinion has changed in the 5 years since the 2002 survey and assess physicians' support for government legislation to establish national health insurance and their support for achieving ...References1. Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008, Conducted October 2007. vol. 4. Menlo Park, CA: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; 2007. Accessed at www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr032907pkg_v2.cfm on 6 March 2008. Google Scholar2. DeNavas-Walt C, Proctor BD, Smith J. U.S. Census Bureau. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006. Washington, D.C: U.S. Gov Printing Office; 2007. Accessed at www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf on 6 March 2008. Google Scholar3. Ackermann RT, Carroll AE. Support for national health insurance among U.S. physicians: a national survey. Ann Intern Med. 2003;139:795-801. [PMID: 14623616] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS; Ronald T. Ackerman, MD, MPHAffiliations: From the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSupport for National Health Insurance among U.S. Physicians: A National Survey Ronald T. Ackermann and Aaron E. Carroll Comments and Critiques on the EMBRACE Health Care Reform Plan Quentin D. Young Metrics Cited byOur Failing System: A Reasoned Approach Toward Single PayerWhy Oncologists Should Support Single-Payer National Health InsuranceChallenges to the Future of Psychiatry: Parallels with Primary CareUniversal Health Care Coverage in the United States: Is It "Slip Slidin' Away"?Robert B. Doherty, BAPro: Single-Payer Health CareComments and Critiques on the EMBRACE Health Care Reform PlanQuentin D. Young, MDHealth Reform Redux: Learning From Experience and PoliticsU.S. Physicians' Views on Financing Options to Expand Health Insurance Coverage: A National SurveyThe Potential Impact of the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services on Health System Reform and Regulation in the United States 1 April 2008Volume 148, Issue 7Page: 566-567KeywordsConflicts of interestDiagnostic radiologyHealth careHealth insuranceHealth surveysLegislationObstetrics and gynecologyRadiologistsSub-specialty care ePublished: 1 April 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 2008 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2008 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...