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Who do you trust? Americans' perspectives on health care, 1997-2001.
Full Abstract
A turbulent backlash against managed care in the mid-1990s pitted consumers and health care providers against health plans in a struggle for control over medical decision making. New findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) Community Tracking Study Household Survey indicate consumer confidence in the system and trust in physicians increased slightly between 1997 and 2001, perhaps as a result of changes in laws and loosening of health plan restrictions. Nevertheless, there is strong evidence of continued public concern about the influence of health plans on medical decision making. For example, the level of trust in their physicians among people in fair or poor health has not increased, and more than 40 percent of privately insured Americans continue to believe their doctor is strongly influenced by health plan rules when deciding about their care.
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Author/s: Reed, Marie C (MC); Trude, Sally (S);
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Tracking report / Center for Studying Health System Change (Track Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Aug; vol (issue 3) : pp 1-4
Dates: Created 2003/01/17; Completed 2003/01/29; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12532968, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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