How times have changed? Back in the day, physicians were some of the fiercest opponents of national health care. Now, 59% of doctors favor it, while 32% oppose. The study was led by Dr. Aaron Carroll of the University of Indiana School of Medicine. Reuters:
"As doctors, we find that our patients suffer because of increasing deductibles, co-payments, and restrictions on patient care," said Dr. Ronald Ackermann, who worked on the study with (Dr. Aaron) Carroll. "More and more, physicians are turning to national health insurance as a solution to this problem."
"Across the board, more physicians feel that our fragmented and for-profit insurance system is obstructing good patient care, and a majority now support national insurance as the remedy," Ackermann said in a statement.
The Indiana survey found that 83 percent of psychiatrists, 69 percent of emergency medicine specialists, 65 percent of pediatricians, 64 percent of internists, 60 percent of family physicians and 55 percent of general surgeons favor a national health insurance plan.
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