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Just don't believe everything you hear about the British National Health Service, though it does have its' merits it's overloaded with beaurocracy. Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > Majority Of Americans Believe Myths About Health Care Reform, National > Survey Finds > ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2009) > > Do Americans believe controversial assertions about health care reform > including death panels, threats to Medicare, abortions, illegal immigrants > and other claims which the White House administrators have labeled as untrue > > "myths?" > > Findings from a new national survey of Americans by researchers from Indiana > > University Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) and > > the Indiana University Center for Bioethics says that Americans do believe > the "myths" about health care reform, confirming that the White House may > indeed be losing this battle. > > "A surprisingly large proportion of Americans believe what the White House > has dubbed 'myths' about health care reform," said CHPPR director Dr. Aaron > Carroll. "Ironically, we found that the least believed myths, such as those > related to mandatory end-of-life decisions and euthanasia counseling, are > those that have gained the most traction in the media and have resulted in > changes to the House bill." > > From Aug. 14 -18, a random sample of 600 Americans in the 48 contiguous > states and the District of Columbia were asked 19 questions about their > personal beliefs concerning health insurance reform assertions. A majority > believed most of these statements to be true, with an overwhelming number of > > Republicans and -- for many issues -- Independents finding truth in the > controversial assertions. > Who and what types of services will be covered if the proposed reforms are > passed: > > 67 percent of Americans believe that wait times for health care services > (such as surgery) will increase (91 percent of Republicans, 37 percent of > Democrats, 72 percent of Independents). > > Roughly six out of 10 Americans believe that taxpayers will be required to > pay for abortions (78 percent of Republicans, 30 percent of Democrats, 58 > percent of Independents). > > 46 percent believe that reforms will result in health care coverage for all > illegal immigrants (66 percent of Republicans, 29 percent of Democrats, 43 > percent of Independents). > > Level of government involvement with health care if the proposed reforms > pass: > Five out 10 believe the federal government will become directly involved in > making personal health care decisions (80 percent of Republicans, 25 percent > > of Democrats, 56 percent of Independents). > > However only three out of 10 Americans believe that the government will > require the elderly to make decisions about how and when they will die (53 > percent of Republicans, 14 percent of Democrats, 31 percent of > Independents) -- a topic that has received a considerable amount of media > attention. > > Impact on current health insurance coverage if the proposed reforms are > passed: > > Interestingly, fewer people surveyed believe statements regarding the impact > > of proposed reforms on current health insurance coverage. > Only 29 percent of respondents believe that private insurance coverage would > > be eliminated (44 percent of Republicans, 11 percent of Democrats, 33 > percent of Independents), and only 33 percent believed that reforms would > result in the elimination of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage > (56 percent of Republicans, 14 percent of Democrats, 31 percent of > Independents). > > Additionally, only 36 percent of Americans believe that a public insurance > option will put private insurance companies out of business (56 percent of > Republicans, 18 percent of Democrats, 35 percent of Independents). > > Costs of the proposed reforms and how the reforms will be paid for: > Almost six out of 10 Americans believe that a public insurance option as > proposed would be too expensive for the United States to afford (84 percent > of Republicans, 27 percent of Democrats, 58 percent of Independents). > > 51 percent believe that the public insurance option will increase health > care costs (79 percent of Republicans, 21 percent of Democrats, 53 percent > of Independents), and 54 percent believe that the public option will > increase premiums for Americans with private health insurance (78 percent of > > Republicans, 28 percent of Democrats, 58 percent of Independents). > > Five out of 10 Americans think that cuts will be made to Medicare in order > to cover more Americans (66 percent of Republicans, 37 percent of Democrats, > > 44 percent of Independents). > > "It's perhaps not surprising that more Republicans believe these things than > > Democrats," said Carroll. "What is surprising is just how many > Republicans -- and Independents -- believe them. If the White House hopes to > > convince the majority of Americans that they are misinformed about health > care reform, there is much work to be done." > > This survey was designed and funded by CHPPR and the IU Center for Bioethics > > (IUCB) and conducted by Market Strategies International on their behalf. The > > margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or > minus 4 percentage points. > A full report on the survey can be found at: > http://chppr.iupui.edu/research/healthreformmyths.html > > > Indiana University (2009, August 26). Majority Of Americans Believe Myths > About Health Care Reform, National Survey Finds. ScienceDaily. > Retrieved August 26, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com > /releases/2009/08/090824115809.htm > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn