LEADER 02880oam 2200481 450 001 9910785490203321 005 20170523091610.0 010 $a1-4522-6727-8 010 $a1-60871-250-8 035 $a(OCoLC)678870091 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL4JWY 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000058390 100 $a20100804d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAmerican public opinion and health care /$fRobert J. Blendon and others 210 $aWashington, D.C. ;$aLondon $cCQ Press$dc2011 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cCQ Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xxi, 530 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 $a1-4522-4007-8 311 $a0-87289-384-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHalf 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 Drugs 327 $aChapter 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 Policy 327 $aChapter 21: Public Opinion on Health Care Reform through the Prism of Obama's 2009-2010 Reform EffortIndex 330 8 $aThe 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. 606 $aHealth surveys$zUnited States 606 $aMedical care$zUnited States$xPublic opinion 615 0$aHealth surveys 615 0$aMedical care$xPublic opinion. 676 $a362.10973 702 $aBlendon$b Robert 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785490203321 996 $aAmerican public opinion and health care$93871738 997 $aUNINA