Georgians happy with healthcare
I'm not at all surprised that I haven't seen this in the news anywhere. The Carl Vinson Institute of Government conducted a survey of Georgians on the issue of healthcare:
Despite the national debate on health-care reform, Georgians generally express a high level of satisfaction with several aspects of the health-care system, according to a recent Peach State Poll. More than 90 percent of Georgians say that they are very satisfied (58 percent) or satisfied (33 percent) with the quality of the health care that they receive. Georgians are extremely satisfied with the quality of communication that they have with their doctors. The poll also found that those without health insurance are much more likely to express dissatisfaction with the quality of care they receive (23 percent compared with 7 percent).Georgia are more favorable of their healthcare than the rest of the nation, though national polls indicate that 80+% of Americans share Georgia's sentiment. So the numbers aren't too far off.
A couple of things that aren't good. One being this, "11 percent of respondents used the emergency room because they could not get in to see their doctor." The other is, "More than one-third of survey respondents say that they never discuss the cost of medical procedures (34 percent) or prescriptions (37 percent) with their doctor. In addition, 39 percent say that they never take cost into consideration when deciding whether or not to visit a doctor."
