Public Perception v. 'The Experts' in Health Care

June 6, 2009 41 view(s)
Public Perception v. 'The Experts' in Health Care
I've shamelessly stolen the graph below that shows the differences of opinion between the public and the so-called experts on how well, or poorly, our health care system is performing--and why. I took it from the Kaiser Family Foundation Web site and the article by Drew Altman, Ph.D., entitled "Pulling It Together": health-care-comparison
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