What physicians from diverse specialties know and support in health care reform.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The United States is in an unprecedented era of health care reform that is pushing medical professionals and medical educators to evaluate the future of their patients, careers, and the field of medicine. Our objectives were to describe physician familiarity and knowledge with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to determine if knowledge is associated with support and endorsement of the ACA.

Methods

We used a cross-sectional Internet-based survey of 559 physicians practicing in California. Primary outcomes were physician support and endorsement of ACA: (1) overall impact on the country (one item) and (2) perceived impact on physician's medical practice (one item). The primary predictor was knowledge of the ACA as measured with 1

SUBMITTER: Ganjian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4392847 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature