According to a survey, 31 percent of patients believed that single payer health care means that all health care related services are paid for by a single government or government-related source, whereas 22 percent reported that they were not sure at all what single payer health care means to them.
Beliefs about single payer health care among patients in the U.S. as of 2019
Characteristic
Percentage of patients
All health care related services are paid for by a single government or government-related source
31%
All health care related services are funded by taxpayers
16%
All residents have health coverage by the government requiring citizens to enroll in one of dozens of competing health insurance plans
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The Physicians Foundation. (October 21, 2019). Beliefs about single payer health care among patients in the U.S. as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091034/single-payer-health-care-patient-beliefs-us/
The Physicians Foundation. "Beliefs about single payer health care among patients in the U.S. as of 2019." Chart. October 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091034/single-payer-health-care-patient-beliefs-us/
The Physicians Foundation. (2019). Beliefs about single payer health care among patients in the U.S. as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091034/single-payer-health-care-patient-beliefs-us/
The Physicians Foundation. "Beliefs about Single Payer Health Care among Patients in The U.S. as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091034/single-payer-health-care-patient-beliefs-us/
The Physicians Foundation, Beliefs about single payer health care among patients in the U.S. as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091034/single-payer-health-care-patient-beliefs-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Beliefs about single payer health care among patients in the U.S. as of 2019 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, October 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091034/single-payer-health-care-patient-beliefs-us/
