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  3.                           NewsCenter [Image] Polls
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  7. This survey was administered October 23-29, 1995 and includes complete
  8. responses from 200 physicians. The margin of error is +/-6.9% The two
  9. sub-samples of Primary Care Physicians and Medical Specialists have a
  10. margin of error of +/-9.8%
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  14. [Image]This is selected data from a poll of 200 Massachusetts Primary Care
  15. Physicians and Specialists.
  16.  
  17. Abbreviations used:
  18. PCP-Primary Care Physicians
  19. FFS-Fee for Service Insurance
  20. HMO-Health Maintenance Organization
  21. PPO-Preferred Provider Organization
  22.  
  23. Why did you first decide to join an HMO Network (Among those who
  24. Participate Only)
  25.  
  26.                                          PCPs  PCPs SpecialistsSpecialists
  27.                                          HMO   PPO  HMO        PPO
  28.  Ensure Income                           17%   11%  12%        11%
  29.  More Attractive Pay                     1%    0%   4%         2%
  30.  Ensure Patients                         15%   30%  21%        18%
  31.  Better Care                             4%    7%   1%         4%
  32.  Prefer Working Conditions               1%    0%   0%         0%
  33.  Prefer Life-style                       1%    0%   1%         0%
  34.  Just Another Way to Get Insured
  35.  Patients                                41%   36%  38%        40%
  36.  Other                                   20%   16%  23%        25%
  37.  
  38. Would you say your income has increased, decreased, or remained the same
  39. since you joined a managed care program? (Among those who participate
  40. only.)
  41.  
  42.          PCPs Specialists
  43.  Increase37%  20%
  44.  Same    35%  46%
  45.  Decrease14%  14%
  46.  Unsure  14%  20%
  47.  
  48. Would you say your working hours have increased, decreased, or remained the
  49. same since you joined a managed care program? (Among those who participate
  50. only.)
  51.  
  52.          PCPs Specialists
  53.  Increase39%  39%
  54.  Same    43%  45%
  55.  Decrease8%   4%
  56.  Unsure  10%  12%
  57.  
  58. Would you say the amount of paper work you have do do has increased,
  59. decreased, or remained the same since you joined a managed care program?
  60. (Among those who participate only.)
  61.  
  62.          PCPs Specialists
  63.  Increase73%  64%
  64.  Same    14%  20%
  65.  Decrease5%   4%
  66.  Unsure  8%   12%
  67.  
  68. Please tell me whether you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat
  69. dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with your participation in managed care
  70. plans?
  71.  
  72.                       PCPs Specialists
  73.  Very Satisfied       8%   7%
  74.  Somewhat Satisfied   44%  42%
  75.  Somewhat Dissatisfied31%  30%
  76.  Very Dissatisfied    11%  16%
  77.  No Opinion           6%   5%
  78.  
  79. How would you rate the care you are able to provide patients who belong to
  80. a managed care plan compared to the care you are able to provide patients
  81. in a traditional fee-for-service health insurance plan?
  82.  
  83.                 PCPs Specialists
  84.  Much Better    4%   1%
  85.  Somewhat Better17%  7%
  86.  Same           57%  46%
  87.  Somewhat Worse 16%  28%
  88.  Much Worse     2%   8%
  89.  Unsure         4%   10%
  90.  
  91. Have you ever felt pressure by the Administrator of Managed Care Plans
  92. because: (Among PCP's.)
  93.  
  94.                                                           Yes No
  95.  Working too Slowly                                       17% 83%
  96.  Ordering too many Lab/Diagnostic Tests                   26% 74%
  97.  Referring too Many Patients to Specialists               21% 79%
  98.  Releasing Patients from Hospital Too Soon                48% 52%
  99.  To Provide Care to Patient Rather than send to Specialist16% 84%
  100.  
  101. Have you ever felt pressure by the Administrator of Managed Care Plans
  102. because: (Among Specialists.)
  103.  
  104.                                            Yes No
  105.  Working too Slowly                        26% 74%
  106.  Ordering too many Lab/Diagnostic Tests    31% 69%
  107.  Referring too Many Patients to Specialists12% 88%
  108.  Releasing Patients from Hospital Too Soon 39% 61%
  109.  
  110. In HMO Plans, Business People decide your Health Care, Not Doctors
  111. (Compared by Participation in HMO Network)
  112.  
  113.            PCPs    PCPs PCPs  SpecialistsSpecialists Specialists
  114.            Non-HMO HMO  Total Non-HMO    HMO         Total
  115.  Agree     46%     39%  40%   66%        59%         61%
  116.  Disagree  27%     55%  49%   22%        37%         32%
  117.  No Opinion27%     6%   11%   12%        4%          7%
  118.  
  119. In FFS Plans, Business People decide your Health Care, Not Doctors
  120. (Compared by Participation in HMO Network)
  121.  
  122.            PCPs    PCPs PCPs  SpecialistsSpecialists Specialists
  123.            Non-HMO HMO  Total Non-HMO    HMO         Total
  124.  Agree     41%     17%  22%   13%        9%          10%
  125.  Disagree  36%     81%  71%   69%        82%         78%
  126.  No Opinion23%     2%   7%    18%        9%          12%
  127.  
  128. HMO Plans Provide High Quality Care to Patients (Compared by Participation
  129. in HMO Network)
  130.  
  131.            PCPs    PCPs PCPs  SpecialistsSpecialists Specialists
  132.            Non-HMO HMO  Total Non-HMO    HMO         Total
  133.  Agree     41%     67%  61%   47%        38%         41%
  134.  Disagree  32%     14%  18%   38%        44%         42%
  135.  No Opinion27%     19%  21%   15%        18%         17%
  136.  
  137. FFS Plans Provide High Quality Care to Patients (Compared by Participation
  138. in HMO Network)
  139.  
  140.            PCPs    PCPs PCPs  SpecialistsSpecialists Specialists
  141.            Non-HMO HMO  Total Non-HMO    HMO         Total
  142.  Agree     55%     76%  71%   72%        75%         74%
  143.  Disagree  14%     9%   10%   3%         4%          4%
  144.  No Opinion31%     15%  19%   25%        21%         22%
  145.  
  146. HMO Plans Prevent Doctors from Providing Needed Care in Order to Save Costs
  147. (Compared by Participation in HMO Network)
  148.  
  149.            PCPs    PCPs PCPs  SpecialistsSpecialists Specialists
  150.            Non-HMO HMO  Total Non-HMO    HMO         Total
  151.  Agree     46%     31%  34%   59%        57%         58%
  152.  Disagree  18%     62%  52%   25%        34%         31%
  153.  No Opinion36%     7%   14%   16%        9%          11%
  154.  
  155. FFS Plans Prevent Doctors from Providing Needed Care in Order to Save Costs
  156. (Compared by Participation in HMO Network)
  157.  
  158.            PCPs    PCPs PCPs  SpecialistsSpecialists Specialists
  159.            Non-HMO HMO  Total Non-HMO    HMO         Total
  160.  Agree     14%     13%  13%   13%        7%          9%
  161.  Disagree  59%     78%  74%   72%        81%         78%
  162.  No Opinion27%     9%   13%   15%        12%         13%
  163.  
  164. Do you think that the doctor-patient relationship is generally better for
  165. patients enrolled in an HMO or better for patients enrolled in a
  166. traditional fee-for-service health insurance plan?
  167.  
  168.              PCPs Specialists
  169.  HMO         5%   0%
  170.  FFS         53%  70%
  171.  Both Equally42%  30%
  172.  
  173. If you personally were given a choice between joining an HMO or joining a
  174. traditional fee-for-service health insurance plan, which would you prefer?
  175.  
  176.               PCPs Specialists
  177.  HMO          25%  8%
  178.  FFS          58%  79%
  179.  No Preference17%  13%
  180.  
  181. This survey is the property of WCVB-TV, The Boston Herald and The
  182. University of New Hampshire Survey Center and may not be used or
  183. distributed in any way without permission.
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