A modern survey shows that America...

A modern survey shows that Americans increasingly are regarded about managed care. The view also shows that more Americans now support consumer protection proposals. According to a race 17, 1998, press release from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University contemplate on Americans' Views on the Consumer Protection Debate base that, since last tall, more Americans are following the debate surrounding managed care.

Americans descry managed care plans as doing a "bad job" in serving consumer compared with views uttered in previous Kaiser and Harvard observes (ie, 36%, up from 21% a year ago). Thirty-three percent of Americans are "very" worried that their plans are more interested in profits than in providing the best treatment. More the public also are reporting that they or someone they know has had puzzles with their health plans (ie, 57% up from 48% eight month ago).

Further, respondents' support for conduct involvement to protect consumers in managed care plans has risen from 52% in the fall of 1997 to 65% Support also has risen for a controversial consumer protection measure--the right of a consumer to bring an action against his or her health plan. Seventy-three percent of respondent supported the right to seek by request their health plans, up from 64% in December 1997; however, support for consumer protection small quantitys when people are told that it could raise the preciousness of a typical family health insurance policy from $200 per year. Support also very littles when respondents are presented with criticisms made at opponents who assert the command may become too involved in the health care a whole raise costs, or cause employer to very little health coverage.

modern Survey Finds the Public More Worried About Managed Care and More Supportive of Patient Protection Legislation, nevertheless Criticisms Still Register (press release, Washington, DC: Kaiser Family Foundation, race 17, 1998) 1-5. Available at http:/www.kff.org/archive/health_policy/market/legislation/ legislation_rel.html. Accessed 21 clan 1998.

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