Would you say you are very confident in your primary care physician, somewhat confident or not very confident?
Fee for Service | HMO | Total | |
Very Confident | 84% | 67% | 72% |
Somewhat Confident | 13% | 18% | 17% |
Not Very Confident | 3% | 11% | 9% |
Would you say your are very concerned that your primary care physician will provide unnecessary care in order to increase his or her income, somewhat concerned, or not very concerned?
Fee for Service | HMO | Total | |
Very Concerned | 19% | 5% | 9% |
Somewhat Concerned | 9% | 8% | 8% |
Not Very Concerned | 72% | 84% | 81% |
No Opinion | 0% | 3% | 2% |
Do you think the doctor-patient relationship is generally better for patients enrolled in an HMO, or better for patients enrolled in fee-for-service health insurance plan?
FFS | HMO | Total | |
HMO | 6% | 27% | 20% |
FFS | 54% | 22% | 33% |
Either | 40% | 51% | 47% |
Satisfaction with Current Health Insurance Plan Compared by Type and History of Health Insurance
FFS | FFS | HMO | HMO | |
No Managed Care | Managed Care | HMO Only | Previously FFS | |
Very Satisfied | 58% | 60% | 62% | 40% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 37% | 31% | 32% | 29% |
Somewhat Dissatisfied | 5% | 6% | 3% | 29% |
Very Dissatisfied | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
No Opinion | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
Satisfaction with Overall Coverage Compared by Current Health Insurance Plan.
FFS | HMO | Total | |
Very Satisfied | 58% | 48% | 51% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 36% | 37% | 37% |
Somewhat Dissatisfied | 5% | 13% | 11% |
Very Dissatisfied | 1% | 1% | 1% |
No Opinion | 0% | 2% | 1% |
Satisfaction with Overall Coverage Compared by Type and History of Health Insurance.
FFS | FFS | HMO | HMO | |
No Managed Care | Managed Care | HMO Only | Previously FFS | |
Very Satisfied | 65% | 55% | 56% | 38% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 30% | 38% | 38% | 36% |
Somewhat Dissatisfied | 5% | 6% | 3% | 24% |
Very Dissatisfied | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
No Opinion | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% |
Satisfaction with Access to Primary Care Physician of Choice compared by Current Health Insurance Plan
FFS | HMO | Total | |
Very Satisfied | 72% | 53% | 59% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 23% | 25% | 24% |
Somewhat Dissatisfied | 2% | 15% | 11% |
Very Dissatisfied | 2% | 3% | 3% |
No Opinion | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Satisfaction with Access to Primary Care Physician of Choice Compared by Type and History of Health Insurance
FFS | FFS | HMO | HMO | |
No Managed Care | Managed Care | HMO Only | Previously FFS | |
Very Satisfied | 65% | 75% | 67% | 38% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 30% | 20% | 25% | 24% |
Somewhat Dissatisfied | 0% | 3% | 4% | 29% |
Very Dissatisfied | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% |
No Opinion | 2% | 1% | 1% | 5% |
Satisfaction with Access to Specialist of Choice Compared by Current Health Insurance Plan
FFS | HMO | Total | |
Very Satisfied | 70% | 46% | 54% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 22% | 28% | 26% |
Somewhat Dissatisfied | 2% | 14% | 10% |
Very Dissatisfied | 1% | 2% | 2% |
No Opinion | 5% | 9% | 8% |
Satisfaction with Access to Specialist of Choice Compared by Type and History of Health Insurance
FFS | FFS | HMO | HMO | |
No Managed Care | Managed Care | HMO Only | Previously FFS | |
Very Satisfied | 67% | 71% | 55% | 35% |
Somewhat Satisfied | 26% | 21% | 30% | 26% |
Somewhat Dissatisfied | 0% | 2% | 6% | 24% |
Very Dissatisfied | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
No Opinion | 7% | 4% | 6% | 13% |
Have You Ever Been Discouraged from Going to Emergency Room or Denied Reimbursement for Emergency Care?
FFS | HMO | Total | |
Discouraged | 2% | 5% | 4% |
Denied | 2% | 14% | 10% |
No | 96% | 81% | 100% |
In HMO Plans, Business People Decide Your Health Care, No Doctors?
FFS Patients | HMO Patients | Total | |
Agree | 37% | 38% | 38% |
Disagree | 41% | 53% | 49% |
No Opinion | 22% | 9% | 13% |
HMO Plans Prevent Doctors from Providing Needed Medical Care In Order to Save Costs?
FFS Patients | HMO Patients | Total | |
Agree | 34% | 39% | 37% |
Disagree | 26% | 49% | 41% |
No Opinion | 40% | 12% | 21% |
In FFS Plans, Business People Decide Your Health Care, No Doctors?
FFS Patients | HMO Patients | Total | |
Agree | 18% | 21% | 20% |
Disagree | 69% | 49% | 56% |
No Opinion | 13% | 30% | 24% |
FFS Plans Prevent Doctors from Providing Needed Medical Care In Order to Save Costs?
FFS Patients | HMO Patients | Total | |
Agree | 16% | 10% | 12% |
Disagree | 73% | 55% | 61% |
No Opinion | 11% | 35% | 27% |
If you personally were given a choice between joining an HMO or joining a traditional fee-for-service health insurance plan, which would you prefer?
FFS Patients | HMO Patients | Total | |
HMO | 11% | 53% | 39% |
FFS | 76% | 31% | 46% |
No Opinion | 13% | 16% | 15% |
Prefer FFS or HMO Plan, If Given Choice, compared by Type and History of Current Health Insurance Plan
FFS | FFS | HMO | HMO | |
No Managed Care | Managed Care | HMO Only | Previously FFS | |
HMO | 5% | 14% | 65% | 39% |
FFS | 79% | 75% | 18% | 46% |
No Preference | 16% | 11% | 17% | 15% |
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