Pleased With Primary Care, Not With Costs
See what surveyed patients had to say about their physicians, the ACA, and the rising price of health care.
The physician-patient relationship remains strong.-Physicians Foundation president Walker Ray, MD
The vast majority of patients expressed confidence in primary care based on their most recent encounter.
Patients for the most part feel the Affordable Care Act hasn't affected quality of care or access.
Passage of the ACA, however, has not improved the physician-patient relationship.
The cost of healthcare continues to be a significant burden for many patients.
Top contributors to high cost include: Prescription drugs, fraud, social issues, government intervention, aging population.
The cost of health insurance and insurance deductibles are sources of financial hardship.
Greatest impact on treatment options: insurance companies, physicians, drug makers, federal and state government.
Visits to PCPs, specialists has linear relationship to household income.
Patients look to PCPs to educate them on current health insurance plans, including ACA.
The healthcare community has a responsibility to ensure access to affordable, high-quality healthcare.
The vast majority of patients are happy with their primary care physicians (PCPs), a new national patient survey says. More than 9 of 10 US adults who responded to the Physicians Foundation 2016 Patient Survey noted high levels of satisfaction with their PCP. Yet, patients expressed major concerns about their ability to manage health care costs and medical debt. Because of rising costs, many who saw a PCP for their most recent routine examination are cutting back on health care products and services-adhering less than fully to treatment plans, skipping routine check-ups, and neglecting to fill medication prescriptions.To see what patients had to say about their PCP and the rising price of health care, click above for highlights-and lowlights-of the survey findings.