Comments on: Obama and Ted’s Universal Health Care – Change we can Live with? http://conservative247.org/government/nanny-state/195/obama-and-teds-universal-health-care-change-we-can-live-with.html A conservative primer for those who might want to learn a few things. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:31:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bob Powers http://conservative247.org/government/nanny-state/195/obama-and-teds-universal-health-care-change-we-can-live-with.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 Bob Powers Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:06:20 +0000 http://conservative247.org/?p=195#comment-223 @Matt: I hadn't seen those surveys, but did take a look. Interesting. I'd say not comparable nor reliably indicative of a ground swell of national approval. Survey samples are very small. The survey question (2) relating to single payer system (government paid) which generated 60% opposition in 2003 sampling, not repeated in 2008 sampling and the question replacing it conveys ( to me ) that 55% of the sample support -incremental changes to effect more universal coverage. That doesn' t sound like a rush to a National Health care, government operated system. I think everyone wants the obvious flaws in our current system corrected and soon, but jumping into a clone of the Canadian or similar system with congressional fingers stuck in it, I find very unappealing. @Matt:
I hadn’t seen those surveys, but did take a look. Interesting. I’d say not comparable nor reliably indicative of a ground swell of national approval.
Survey samples are very small. The survey question (2) relating to single payer system (government paid) which generated 60% opposition in 2003 sampling, not repeated in 2008 sampling and the question replacing it conveys ( to me ) that 55% of the sample support -incremental changes to effect more universal coverage. That doesn’ t sound like a rush to a National Health care, government operated system.

I think everyone wants the obvious flaws in our current system corrected and soon, but jumping into a clone of the Canadian or similar system with congressional fingers stuck in it, I find very unappealing.

]]> By: Matt http://conservative247.org/government/nanny-state/195/obama-and-teds-universal-health-care-change-we-can-live-with.html/comment-page-1#comment-222 Matt Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:44:12 +0000 http://conservative247.org/?p=195#comment-222 Did you see the Bunk study stating 2/3 of doctors in America want National Health Care. The doctors who did this study also conducted one in 2002 and found that the majority of doctors did not want national health care, the problem with this is that the 2 question surveys drastically differ in there 2nd question. I found this article, <a href="http://jaajoe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=28" rel="nofollow">60% of Physicians Surveyed Oppose Switching to a National Health Care Plan</a>, It's worth a read. Did you see the Bunk study stating 2/3 of doctors in America want National Health Care. The doctors who did this study also conducted one in 2002 and found that the majority of doctors did not want national health care, the problem with this is that the 2 question surveys drastically differ in there 2nd question. I found this article, 60% of Physicians Surveyed Oppose Switching to a National Health Care Plan, It’s worth a read.

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