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ABC News HMO Poll, November 1995 (ICPSR 6683)
Released/updated on: 2006-11-15
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll sought respondents' views on Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and a range of other issues. Respondents were asked to rate their current health insurance coverage based on the quality of care received, cost, personal attention received from the doctor, ability to make an appointment, ability to see medical specialists when necessary, and ability to receive the most sophisticated medical treatments. Respondents were also asked for their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, the economy, and foreign policy. They were also queried about the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, the recent Republican budget proposal, and with whom they placed the blame for the looming federal government shutdown. The situation in Bosnia was addressed, with questions covering the sending of U.S. troops to Bosnia, Congressional approval of the troop deployment, and whether America's vital interests were at stake. In addition, respondents were asked to name their favorite traditional Thanksgiving dinner food and to specify if they preferred white or dark meat. Demographic variables include age, race, sex, education, political party, political orientation, family income, voter registration history, and health insurance coverage.
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National Survey of Rural Physicians, 1993 (ICPSR 6848)
Released/updated on: 2024-02-14
Geographic coverage: United States
The purpose of this survey was to examine various dimensions of physician availability in rural areas and their impact on access to care. Rural physicians provided information on the characteristics of their current practice setting, such as type of practice arrangement (solo practice, owner/part owner of group practice, employed by another physician or group of physicians, employed by a hospital, community or migrant health center, HMO, or the federal government, or some other arrangement), number of physician and nonphysician personnel in the practice, and number of patient visits. Respondents supplied the number of hours spent providing patient care and traveling to provide care during the most recent complete work week, percentage of time spent providing primary care services, and the usual fee for an office visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient that required a detailed examination, medical decision-making of moderate complexity, and 25 minutes of time face-to-face with the patient (CPT code 99214). Additional topics covered whether the practice had a contract with a preferred provider organization (PPO), a capitated managed care plan such as a health maintenance organization (HMO), or an independent practice association (IPA), and the percentage of the practice's revenue that came from Medicaid, PPOs for privately insured patients, IPAs or HMOs for privately insured patients, and Medicare. The physicians were also asked about plans to expand or reduce their practice, the amount of debt from medical education they carried when they first went to work for the rural practice, and whether working at a rural practice fulfilled a service obligation in exchange for some or all of the debt from their medical education. Respondents' opinions were sought on their practice, the community in which it was located, and on health care reform. Other information gathered by the survey included location of the practice, the year the respondent first went to work for the practice, and the respondent's primary specialty, board certification(s), hospital admitting privileges, marital status, income, race, and Hispanic origin.