Recent Attitudes Towards Patients Rights and Managed Care May 30, 2001 Report Newly released survey findings show continued public support for patient protections, including the right to sue health plans, but that support erodes if people believe that the cost of health insurance may increase or that companies might stop offering health coverage to their workers. The survey found that the percentage…
National Survey on Americans as Health Care Consumers: An Update on the Role of Quality Information November 30, 2000 Poll Finding This survey of Americans by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that the recent attention to medical errors may have entered the public’s consciousness since it is now among the public’s leading measures of health care quality. The survey also found…
