02880oam 2200481 450 991078549020332120170523091610.01-4522-6727-81-60871-250-8(OCoLC)678870091(MiFhGG)GVRL4JWY(EXLCZ)99267000000005839020100804d2011 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrAmerican public opinion and health care /Robert J. Blendon and othersWashington, D.C. ;London CQ Pressc2011Washington, D.C. :CQ Press,2011.1 online resource (xxi, 530 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription based on print version record.1-4522-4007-8 0-87289-384-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Half Title Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Tables and Figures; About the Authors; About the Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Publicic Opinion on Health Policy; Chapter 2: Trust in Government and Health Care Institutions; chapter 3: Attitudes about the U.S. Health System and Priorities for Government Action; Chapter 4: Attitudes about Health Care Costs; Chapter 5: The Uninsured and Efforts to Expand Coverage; Chapter 6: The Massachusetts Health Reform Law: A Case Study; Chapter 7: Medicare and Medicaid; Chapter 8: Public Opinion on Prescription DrugsChapter 9: Quality of Care and Medical ErrorsChapter 10: Attitudes about HIV/AIDS; Chapter 11: Attitudes about Abortion; Chapter 12: Attitudes about Stem Cell Research; Chapter 13: End-of-Life Care; Chapter 14: Public Opinion and Obesity; Chapter 15: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Chapter 16: Pandemic Influenza; Chapter 17: Americans' Views about Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities; Chapter 18: The Views of African Americans and Hispanics on Health Policy; Chapter 19: Women's Perspectives on Health Care Policy; Chapter 20: Elecections, Partisan Views, and Health PolicyChapter 21: Public Opinion on Health Care Reform through the Prism of Obama's 2009-2010 Reform EffortIndexThe provision of health care in the United States remains a highly contentious issue, especially the question of how to finance this vital public service. This text reviews surveys of public opinion, both methodology & results.Health surveysUnited StatesMedical careUnited StatesPublic opinionHealth surveysMedical carePublic opinion.362.10973Blendon RobertMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910785490203321American public opinion and health care3871738UNINA