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Doctors' Best Medical Cost-Cutting Ideas: Tort Reform, Tort Reform And Tort Reform |
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Written by Terry Jones, Investor's Business Daily
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 05:00 |
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Nearly half of doctors say tort reform is key to getting U.S. health care costs under control, according to the IBD/TIPP Poll on which this series is based.
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Written by Marc K. Siegel, New York Post
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 05:00 |
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TWO-thirds of doctors "oppose the proposed health-care plan," reports an Investors Business Daily/TIPP poll. Almost half would "consider leaving their practice or taking an early retirement" if "Congress passes its health-care plan." Many of my colleagues feel like we're already struggling -- nor are we prepared to take care of tens of millions more patients.
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Doctors See Fewer Entering Profession, Further Clouding Supply-Demand Picture |
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Written by Terry Jones, Investor's Business Daily
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 05:00 |
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Readers alarmed to learn in the first part of this series that nearly half of doctors would consider quitting if the government's health care overhaul goes through won't find much solace in another finding - that most of them also expect fewer people to go into their profession.
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Will Reform Thwart Drug Development? Three Of Five Physicians Think It Might |
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Written by Terry Jones, Investor's Business Daily
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Monday, 21 September 2009 05:00 |
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Doctors believe that health care reforms proposed so far will hamper drug innovation and new medical technology, eroding America's lead in providing high-quality, life-extending medicine.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 September 2009 07:16 )
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Senior Care To Suffer Under Gov't Plan,Two-Thirds Of Practicing Physicians Say |
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Written by David Hogberg, Investor's Business Daily
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Friday, 18 September 2009 05:00 |
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Will the quality of care for seniors improve under health care reform currently being considered by Congress?
A recent IBD/TIPP Poll shows that a majority of physicians think the answer is no.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 13:46 )
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Pro-Reform Doctors Detest Status Quo And Especially Role Played By Insurers |
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Written by Terry Jones in Investor's Business Daily
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 05:00 |
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An IBD/TIPP Poll released earlier this week showed overwhelming opposition among physicians to proposed health care reforms. But that doesn't mean no doctors support them.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 14:42 )
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Grim Prognosis From Doctors Opposed To Health Care Plan |
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Written by Terry Jones in Investor's Business Daily
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 05:00 |
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Doctor opposition to health care overhaul proposals is broad and deep, revealing concerns not just about soaring costs, declining care, possible rationing and a lack of limits on malpractice suits, but also about government competence and motives, detailed responses to a new IBD/TIPP Poll show.
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Confidence Up, But It Doesn't Help President |
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Written by Raghavan Mayur in Investor's Business Daily
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 05:00 |
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Broad-based gains in consumer confidence continued in September, with the IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index reaching a 30-month high. But the improvement is not rubbing off on the grades President Obama gets on handling the economy.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:41 )
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45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul |
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Written by Terry Jones, Investor's Business Daily
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 05:00 |
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Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about shutting down their practices or retiring early if it were adopted, a new IBD/TIPP Poll has found.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:46 )
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A Religious Element In The Health Reform Debate? |
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Written by Raghavan Mayur in Investor's Business Daily
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Friday, 21 August 2009 05:00 |
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Americans are churchgoers, and religion has always played a large role in U.S. politics. Health reform is no different. A new IBD/TIPP Poll shows that, depending on their faith, Americans have differing opinions and differing intensity of opinion when it comes to including a public option in any overhaul plan.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:37 )
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Big No On Higher Taxes For Health Care |
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Written by Raghavan Mayur in Investor's Business Daily
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 05:00 |
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Despite repeated promises that President Obama will not raise taxes on anyone earning less than $250,000 a year, senior administration officials recently floated the possibility that tax increases on middle class Americans might be necessary to pay for health care reform.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:37 )
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President Gets Poor Grade On Health Care |
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Written by Raghavan Mayur in Investor's Business Daily
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Monday, 17 August 2009 05:00 |
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President Obama has yet to sell health care reform convincingly to Americans. The public is skeptical about whether an overhaul of the health system is in its best interests. One indicator of the skepticism is the poor grade Americans give the president for his handling of the issue.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:37 )
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Confidence Rebounds, But Obama Gets Just 'C' From Bipolar America |
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Written by Raghavan Mayur in Investor's Business Daily
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 05:00 |
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The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index increased 4 points, or 8.6%, in August, posting 50.3 vs. 46.3 in July. Across the board, the index showed a bounce in economic confidence as it returns to positive territory. Index readings above 50 indicate optimism; below 50 indicate pessimism.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:38 )
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Americans More Bullish Than Brits When It Comes To Afghan Action |
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Written by Raghavan Mayur in Investor's Business Daily
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Monday, 10 August 2009 05:00 |
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Americans are more supportive of the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan compared to the prevailing public sentiment for the effort in the United Kingdom.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 September 2009 12:38 )
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Public Is Confused About Health Care Debate |
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Written by Raghavan Mayur in Investor's Business Daily
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Saturday, 18 July 2009 00:00 |
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With Congress dashing to overhaul a health care system representing 17% of the economy and affecting the life of every American man, woman and child, respondents to our latest IBD/TIPP Poll are far from a consensus on the path those reforms should take and clearly confused about the options before them.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 July 2009 16:46 )
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Written by Investor's Business Daily
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 00:00 |
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Spending: The stimulus isn't working, and Americans don't want another. At least, that's what our latest IBD/TIPP Poll shows. So why is Congress mulling a second stimulus when the first has so obviously failed?
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 July 2009 16:47 )
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