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Majority of physicians in favor of universal healthcare

Case Management Weekly, April 9, 2008

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The results of a recent survey published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that most physicians are in favor of a national healthcare plan in the U.S.

More than 2,000 physicians were surveyed. The results showed that 59% support legislation that would establish a national health insurance program while 32% oppose it, according to Reuters.

The results differed from a 2002 survey that found that 49% of physicians were in favor of a national healthcare plan and 40% opposed it.

Ronald Ackerman, part of the team that worked on the survey, told Reuters, "Across the board, more physicians feel that our fragmented and for-profit insurance system is obstructing good patient care, and a majority now support national insurance as the remedy.” 

In the U.S., an estimated 47 million people have no insurance coverage at all.

Potential Presidential candidates have all proposed changes to the healthcare system, but none from the two leading parties has proposed a complete national healthcare plan.

Source: Reuters

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