While 97 percent favored either incremental or fundamental health reform rather than no reform at all, 44 percent supported the Democrats’ stalled health reform legislation and 44 percent opposed it.
Asked what kind of healthcare system they would prefer, 19 percent wanted a single-payer system, 13 percent wanted a free market system without public insurance and 66 percent wanted a pluralistic system with government and private payors.
CMA members showed significant support for the following reform measures:
- 94 percent favor protecting California’s unusual state cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases.
- 89 percent wanted to bar health insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions or changes in health status.
- 88 percent favored providing tax credits and subsidies to low-income families and small employers to purchase coverage.
- 82 percent wanted to expand health insurance coverage to 95 percent of the uninsured.
- 76 percent favored funding the development of best practices and quality measures.
Read California Physician’s report on health reform.
