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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: i-node who wrote (9904)	9/30/2009 1:39:02 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) of 42652

Honest, perhaps. Statistically representative, another matter. Sounds good to me and a good sized sample.... but no matter if it doesn't fit your ideology then you will never accept the facts. In April 2009, we obtained data on a random sample of 6000 physicians from the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile, which includes current data on all U.S. physicians. We excluded physicians from U.S. territories because health care reform may not be as relevant to them, and we excluded physicians in training because of their limited experience with insurance; a sample of 5157 physicians remained. We categorized physicians into four groups: primary care physicians (in internal medicine, pediatrics, or family practice); medical subspecialists, neurologists, and psychiatrists; surgical specialists and subspecialists; and other specialties. The survey instrument we used was developed with the input of an expert panel, and we conducted cognitive testing and pilot testing to ensure its clarity and relevance. (More detailed information about our methods can be found in the Supplementary Appendix, available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org.)

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