| Are you here as a: |
%
|
Provider/Hospital
Physician/Nurse
Health Insurer/Managed care
Purchaser/Business
Pharmaceutical/Biotech
Representative of government
Advocacy/Community organization
Interested citizen
Other |
25
13
6
11
13
8
18
2
5 |
| On a scale from 1 (lowest
priority) to 5 (highest priority), please rate the
following issues you would like this Congress to address |
Avg. |
Health care coverage for the
uninsured
Workforce shortage in health industry
Medicare solvency
Addition of a prescription drug benefit to Medicare
Addition of preventative benefits to Medicare
Regulatory barriers confronting providers |
3.7
3.6
4.0
3.7
3.1
3.7 |
| Which of the following is
best equipped to handle the workforce shortage problem in
the health industry? |
%
|
Federal government
State & local government
Private sector |
31
26
43 |
| Aside from Registered
Nurses, which of the following is your greatest workforce
need? |
%
|
Pharmacists
Radiological technologists
Laboratory technologists
Billing/Coders
Housekeeping/Maintenance
Other
We don't have any shortages currently |
17
22
9
9
7
15
20 |
| Which is the most
feasible step to be taken to address the current shortage
of workers in the health industry? |
%
|
Funding advanced practice
nursing & allied health training programs
Address reimbursement structure
Address quality of work issues that affect recruitment
& retention
Eliminate disincentives for education of health care
professionals
Other |
9
21
60
7
3 |
| Which is the most
effective step to be taken to address the current shortage
of workers in the health care industry? |
%
|
Funding advanced practice
nursing & allied health training programs
Address reimbursement structure
Address quality of work issues that affect recruitment
& retention
Eliminate disincentives for education of health care
professionals
Other |
7
27
47
16
3 |
| Do you think Medicare
should pay all doctors and hospitals the same no matter
where they are located? |
%
|
Yes, there should be one
rate
No, there should be flexible rates
Not sure |
15
81
4 |
| Which of the following
Medicare cost-containment measures would be most
effective? |
%
|
Aggressive detection of
fraudulent and excessive claims
Require retirees to get health care through HMOs
Restrict high-cost procedures currently covered
Increase the eligibility age for full benefits to 70
Increase deductibles for all covered procedures
I don't support any of these measures
Other |
19
11
4
8
15
25
18 |
