| What is your age group? |
% |
| 18-34 |
7 |
| 35-54 |
50 |
| 55-64 |
16 |
| 65 or older |
27 |
|
|
| Are you… |
|
| Male |
44 |
| Female |
56 |
|
|
| Are you here as a(n)? |
|
| Interested citizen |
14 |
| Health care provider |
34 |
| Health insurer |
3 |
| Member of the business community |
10 |
| Representative of gov't.agency |
21 |
| Other |
19 |
|
|
| How close is your
nearesthealth provider? |
|
| Less than 1 mile |
17 |
| 1-5 miles |
58 |
| 6-10 miles |
13 |
| 11-15 miles |
4 |
| More than 15 miles |
8 |
|
|
| Please rank in priority
orderthe issues you would like this Congress to address in the
next 3 to 6 months |
|
| A - Provide health carecoverage
to families without insurance |
|
| B - Make sure HMOs
providepatients the care they need |
|
| D - Shore up the solvencyof
Medicare |
|
| E - Improve the deliveryof health
care to rural and urban communities |
|
| C - Make sure your medical
records are safe from scrutiny by unauthorized companies and
marketers |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Challenge of
the Uninsured |
|
| Which of the following
bestdescribes the kind of health insurance plan you are under? |
|
| Traditional - you can goto any
doctor or specialist you want |
20 |
| PPO - you can go to anydoctor or
specialist from a pre-approved list |
13 |
| HMO - you first go to apre-approved
primary care physician who refers you to an approved specialist |
34 |
| HMO - your insurance providerhas
their own facilities with doctors and specialists and you must
usethem |
29 |
| Other |
3 |
| I don't have health insurance |
1 |
|
|
| Do you believe there shouldbe
one national program covering everyone with health insurance? |
|
| Yes |
40 |
| No |
47 |
| Not sure |
13 |
|
|
| Do you believe the stateor the
federal government can best help those without insurance today? |
|
| State |
15 |
| Federal |
16 |
| Both equally |
54 |
| Other |
15 |
|
|
| In light of all
spendingpriorities (health – defense – education - etc.)-
roughly how much of your tax dollars would you dedicate to help
uninsured families get health insurance? |
|
| Less than 10% |
49 |
| 10% |
41 |
| 50% |
7 |
| 90% or more |
3 |
|
|
| Medicare/Seniors
Health |
|
| How would you like to seethe
budget surplus used? |
|
| Use all of it to help familiesget
health insurance |
2 |
| Refund all of it to thetaxpayers
through tax cuts |
8 |
| Use all of it to shore upthe
solvency of Social Security and Medicare |
2 |
| Refund half to the taxpayer&
use half of it to help families get health insurance |
5 |
| Refund half to the taxpayer&
use half to shore up Social Security and Medicare |
20 |
| Use half to help familiesget
health insurance & use other half to shore up Social
Security andMedicare |
35 |
| Other |
27 |
|
|
| Would you support a
nationalprogram with the same benefits for everyone or do you
think seniors shouldhave choices among various health plans that
offer different benefits? |
|
| National program |
23 |
| Choices |
70 |
| Not sure |
7 |
|
|
| How concerned are you
thatadding drug coverage to Medicare will raise your taxes? |
|
| Very concerned |
20 |
| Concerned |
22 |
| Mildly concerned |
19 |
| Not concerned |
32 |
| Undecided |
7 |
|
|
| Can Medicare be best runfrom
Washington or should premiums and prices reflect more local
conditionsand control? |
|
| Washington |
18 |
| State and local |
74 |
| Undecided |
8 |
|
|
| Health Care in
Rural & Urban Areas |
|
| Should seniors in ruralareas
pay the same Medicare premium as seniors in urban areas? |
|
| Yes - there should be only one
rate |
46 |
| No - there should be flexible
rates |
39 |
| Not sure |
15 |
|
|
| Do you think Medicare
shouldpay all doctors and hospitals the same no matter where
they are located? |
|
| Yes - there should be onlyone
rate |
12 |
| No - there should be flexible
rates |
78 |
| Not sure |
10 |
|
|
| Please rank in order
theactions you would like Congress to take to improve delivery
of health care in rural and urban areas: |
|
| Support rural health
careproviders with more financial assistance |
|
| Provide educational incentivesto
students so more health care professionals will locate in rural
areas and inner-city hospitals |
|
| Improve research into
telemedicineand other technology that makes it easier for rural
doctors and hospitals to have access to the latest innovation
and expertise |
|
| Provide transportation
assistancefor seniors and low-income families to gain better
access to emergency and specialty health care services |
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