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Physicians' Beliefs and U.S. Health Care Reform — A National Survey

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: In an address to the American Medical Association on June 15, 2009, President Barack Obama acknowledged that he needed physicians' support on health care reform and offered to work with physicians to achieve the reform he believes is essential. In recent months, commentators have called on physicians to be “our most credible and effective leaders of progress toward a new world of coordinated, sensible, outcome-oriented care” and to “find a brave voice” for changing health care's funding structures in a way that “puts quality of care before financial gain.”1 Are U.S. physicians prepared to play such a part?2 Previous research . . .

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp0907876

Authors: Ryan M. Antiel, Farr A. Curlin, Katherine M. James, Jon C. Tilburt

Institutions: Mayo Clinic, University of Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Awards: Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities, Religious Commitments and Clinical Engagements