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Article: Indiana University Study Finds Majority of U.S. Physicians Favor National Health Insurance; Support Has Grown 10 Percent Over Past 5 Years.
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- AScribe Medicine News Service
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- April 1, 2008
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Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine
INDIANAPOLIS, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The largest survey ever of American physicians' opinions on health-care financing has found that 59 percent of doctors support government legislation to establish national health insurance while only 32 percent oppose it. A similar survey conducted by the IU researchers in 2002 found 49 percent of physicians supporting national health insurance and 40 percent opposing it.
The 2007 survey results demonstrate a significant change in the level of support for national health insurance. Nearly every medical specialty showed an increase in levels of support for national ...