Majority of U.S. Physicians Favor National Health Insurance

Indiana University Study Finds Majority of U.S. Physicians Favor National Health Insurance Support Has Grown 10 Percent Over Past 5 Years. 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. While some of the presidentiaol candidates support such a move the details are mssing, as are major policy recommednations to develop such a system.