{"id":345,"date":"2011-11-06T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-06T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cmhughesmd.com\/?p=345"},"modified":"2011-11-06T12:37:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T16:37:00","slug":"temperatures-rise-over-costs-of-care-worcester-business-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.cmhughesmd.com\/?p=345","title":{"rendered":"Temperatures Rise Over Costs Of Care | Worcester Business Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Temperatures Rise Over Costs Of Care | Worcester Business Journal<\/a>: Higher Sentiment For \u2018Single Payer\u2019?<\/p>\n

Presumably, doctors are more familiar than the general public with the pressures driving up health care costs, and an overwhelming majority of them also say there needs to be some government involvement in the health care system. A survey by the Massachusetts Medical Society this fall found that 41 percent of doctors thought the best option for health care reform in the U.S. would be to adopt a single-payer system like Canada\u2019s. That number was up from 34 percent in 2010.<\/p>\n

Another 23 percent favor a mix of public and private plans, while 17 percent support reforms along the lines of the 2010 national health care reform act, including an individual mandate like Massachusetts\u2019. Fifteen percent favor a system in which insurers can sell limited-benefit and high-deductible policies and the government gives subsidies to help low-income people buy insurance.<\/p>\n

Lynda Young, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) and a Worcester pediatrician, said doctors who favor a single-payer system may see it as a way to avoid administrative burdens. She noted that a recent article in the policy journal Health Affairs found that Canadian doctors spend two or three hours a week on administration, compared with about 10 to 15 hours for doctors in the U.S. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pretty remarkable, especially when you look at the numbers in the graph. 41% plus 23% for 64% favoring either single payer or a ‘public option’ added to the current mix.<\/b><\/i> 17% OK with the PPACA as it is, and another 15% seeming to favor high deductible plans.<\/p>\n

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That’s a grand total of 81% favoring PPACA at least<\/i>, the distinct minority,  with the significant plurality favoring single payer. Wow.<\/p>\n

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