Hate mongers pay little attention to health care facts

A Recent survey shows little difference in users opinion of healthcare private or public see full report here

Excerpt from
September 1, 2009, 8:40 pm

Rating Public and Private Health Insurance

By Catherine Rampell

Despite concerns over what happens when government gets involved in health care, there is little difference between Americans on private health insurance plans and those on Medicaid or Medicare in rating the care they receive, according to Gallup Poll data.

The fact that Americans’ ratings of their health care differ little, whether they have a private or a government plan, suggests that a properly constructed government health plan may not necessarily lead to perceptions of reduced quality or poor coverage from its beneficiaries. However, the fact that a public-private gap in quality ratings appears to exist for non-seniors (who presumably would be most likely to use a new public option) suggests that views about government-sponsored health care may differ by demographic group, possibly depending on one’s likelihood of being affected.