IU health survey finds surprising opinions about reform laws

IU’s Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research recently conducted a survey about Americans’ opinions about health care.

“When we looked at the responses of those who said they wanted to repeal the law and start from scratch, with the exception of the requirement that all Americans purchase health insurance, most of the things that they wanted are already written into the law,” director of CHPPR Dr. Aaron Carroll said in an IU press release.

He said Americans seem to oppose the mandate to buy health insurance and therefore are pushing to repeal the law.

— Lindsey Erdody

Survey respondents react to reforms

39
percent that wanted the law repealed and to start the health care reform process from scratch
13
percent that did not want any government health care
reform
59
percent that support public option reform
83
percent that support adding provisions on medical malpractice reform
85
percent that endorsed the sale of insurance across state line
73
percent that wanted to see increased pharmaceutical regulation