HEALTHCARE
Health Care Reform is Needed for the Country, but not Neccesarily in my Home [Kaiser Family Foundation]
While a majority of Americans think the US would be better off with health care reform, less are confident that their families will be.
- 57% of Americans continue to say that the country would be better off if the president and Congress pass health care reform
- Only 39% of these Americans say their own families will be better off with health care reform (decrease of 4% in the last 3 months)
Doctors, Not Politicians Should Decide on Health Care Reform [Gallup]
Americans trust physicians over politicians and big pharma on health care reform.
- 73% of Americans are confident that doctors will recommend the best health care reform policies over any other source:
- 62%-healthcare professors and researchers
- 58%-President Obama
- 40%-pharmaceutical companies
- 35%-health insurance companies
Socialized Medicine? Americans Support a Public Health Care Option [CBS News/NYTimes]
Nearly 2 in 3 Americans believe the government should guarantee healthcare for all.
- 72% support a government-sponsored health care plan to compete with private insurers
- 64% believe the government should guarantee health insurance for all Americans
- 50% think the government would be better than insurance companies at providing medical coverage (increase of 30% from 2007)
- 59% think the government would be at better holding down costs (increase of 47% from 2007)
Americans Turn to the Internet for Medical Help but Traditional Sources Still Rule [Pew Research]
Despite an increase in online health inquiries, Americans continue to look to doctors, family and friends for health information.
- 86% of adults still rely on health professionals for information or assistance with medical issues. Other sources include:
- 68%-ask a family member or friend
- 57%-use the internet
- 54%-use books or other printed reference material
Health Consumers Seek User Generated Content, but few Generate Content Themselves [Pew Research]
A majority of online patients access health information from other patients “just like me”, but don’t generate content themselves.
- Whereas 41% of e-patients have read another’s commentary via a website, blog or group, only 6% post comments about themselves
- 24% of e-patients have consulted online reviews or rankings of doctors, whereas only 5% have reported posting doctor reviews online
Social Networking Sites Have a Long Way to go as Sources of Healthcare Information [Pew Research]
E-patients that use social networking sites rarely engage in traditional social networking activities about health related matters.
- 39% of e-patients use a social-networking site, but only a small portion have:
- followed their friends' personal health experiences or updates
- posted their own health-related comments
- gotten any health information
- joined a health-related group
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