Health care opinion leaders' views on priorities for the new Congress
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Data brief (Commonwealth Fund)
- Contributor(s):
- Holmgren, Alyssa L. Davis, Karen. Guterman, Stuart. Scholl, Barry. Commission on a High Performance Health System. Commonwealth Fund.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2007]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Policy Health Priorities Public Opinion Cost Control Federal Government Health Care Costs Health Care Reform Insurance Coverage Medical Informatics Medically Uninsured Medicare Quality Assurance, Health Care Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The ninth Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey highlighted the perspectives of a diverse group of experts on what the health care priorities for the 110th Congress should be. The survey found that covering the uninsured is at the top of the list, with 88 percent of respondents saying that covering the uninsured is "absolutely essential" or "very important." Other top priorities include controlling rising health care costs, reforming Medicare to ensure long-term solvency, and increasing the use of information technology to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Opinion leaders' responses closely align with the principles laid out by the Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System, creating a compelling case for change.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101469676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101469676