Majority Of Doctors Back Public Option: New England Journal Of Medicine Study

A new study finds that a majority of physicians support the creation of a public health care option. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) study published in Monday's New England Journal of Medicine shows that 63 percent of physicians support a health reform proposal that includes both a public option and traditional private insurance. Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu - via OneRiot, Tom Friedman, Digg
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Sep 14, 2009 - 2:51 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 15, 2009

A straightforward report of an important poll of physicians, who can be presumed familiar with the problems of the current insurance based system. It does not parse out how many doctors would support both the public option or the single payer option, though it identifies 10% who would only support single payer.

Bury the bogus Baucus BS bill, and pass single payer. No other country allows for-profit health insurance companies.

If the additional 10 percent of doctors who support an entirely public health system are included, then approximately three out of four physicians nationwide support ... More »

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by Lorena Parker - Sep. 15, 2009

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by Patrick McGuire - Sep. 19, 2009

It is insightful and informative because it gives evidence with sources that go against what is being reported in the media.

I am for the public option. Americans are conservative and anything that smacks at the status quo makes them insecure and some leading spokes person ... More »

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by Tanya J. Maurer - Sep. 15, 2009
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by MeLani Maysen - Sep. 22, 2009
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by Sheldon Hall - Sep. 21, 2009

It has an obvious political bias. A health care poll produced by a foundation that promote healthcare ?

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