Views of US physicians about controlling health care costs.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Physicians' views about health care costs are germane to pending policy reforms.

Objective

To assess physicians' attitudes toward and perceived role in addressing health care costs.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional survey mailed in 2012 to 3897 US physicians randomly selected from the AMA Masterfile.

Main outcomes and measures

Enthusiasm for 17 cost-containment strategies and agreement with an 11-measure cost-consciousness scale.

Results

A total of 2556 physicians responded (response rate = 65%). Most believed that trial lawyers (60%), health insurance companies (59%), hospitals and health systems (56%), pharmaceutical and device manufacturers (56%), and patients (52%) have a "major responsibility" for reducing health care c

SUBMITTER: Tilburt JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553287 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature