Flemington, NJ, June 15, 2009 – A new national study among 502 physicians revealed that their perceptions of U.S. health care reform have decreased slightly compared to the results from a similar study conduct last month.
The study was conducted by HCD Research and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO) during June 12-15, to obtain physicians’ perceptions of current health care reform in the U.S., the outlook for the future, and their perceptions of specific health care related industries and professions.
The study is the third in a series of studies that are being conducted on a monthly basis among physicians and consumers to measure perceptions of the health care reform process in the United States. Each month, an overall metric score will be reported for physicians and consumers to monitor trends and perceptions.
The metric is comprised of two questions. One question measures the perceived progress of health care reform; and the other question determines whether respondents perceive that health care reform is heading in the right direction. The metric is reported on a scale ranging from -100 points to +100 points.
Among the study findings:
Physicians’ overall perceptions were slightly more negative regarding U.S. health care reform when comparing this month’s health care reform metric to last month’s metric.
Physicians
|
|
April 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
|
Overall Metric Score |
-9 |
-10 |
-11.7 |
Physicians were asked to provide agreeability ratings regarding the following statements related to health care. The ratings are based on a scale ranging from -100 points to +100 points, with -100 representing “completely disagree” and +100 representing a “completely agree” rating.
Doctor % Level of Agreement
|
|
April 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
|
Health care reform has made a significant amount of progress. |
-53% |
-47% |
-50% |
|
The current U.S. health care system will be considerably improved in 5 years. |
-43% |
-43% |
-50% |
|
I am extremely confident that the current U.S. health care system will be better in 5 years. |
-47% |
-43% |
-53% |
|
Health care reform is heading in the right direction. |
-40% |
-37% |
-47% |
Physicians were asked to provide favorability ratings for the following industries/professions related to health care. The ratings are based on a scale ranging from -100 points to +100 points, with -100 representing “not at all favorable” and +100 representing an “extremely favorable” rating.
Doctor % Level of Favorability
Industry |
April 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
|
Medical insurance |
-40% |
-30% |
-40% |
|
Prescription insurance |
-30% |
-23% |
-33% |
|
Hospitals and long-term care facilities |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
Physicians |
53% |
43% |
50% |
|
Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers |
3% |
-3% |
-3% |
MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements. MediaCurves.com is a service of HCD Research, a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, MCIPO is a respected source of public opinion data on local, state and national issues. For additional information on Muhlenberg College, go to www.muhlenberg.edu
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