Time for a debate on health care in the USA.

摘要

According to a new survey, three-quarters of US adults now "believe the US health care system needs to be fundamentally changed or rebuilt completely". And the survey found this view prevails across groups by income, by insurance status, and political affiliation. The study, which was done for the Commonwealth Fund, a non-partisan foundation that supports research into health and social issues, is just one of a series of recent polls that indicate Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their health-care system.The Commonwealth Fund survey found that 40% of adults polled reported having serious problems paying for health insurance or for their own or a family member's health care in the past 2 years. 40% reported having serious problems getting appointments to see a doctor when they were ill without going to an emergency room. And 40% reported that the time needed to handle paperwork or deal with disputes related to medical bills and health insurance was a serious problem. The survey was done by the polling company Harris Interactive, Inc by telephone with a representative sample of 1023 adults and had a margin of sampling error of +/-3%, according to the report.