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2009 Matt Dean FairCare Health Care Survey Results
1. Our family obtains health insurance through:
A. Minnesota Care, Medicare, GAMC, MCHA or Medicaid 23%
B. Private individual policy 18%
C. Private policy through non-public employer 41%
D. Private policy through public employer (state, county, schools etc) 17%
E. Have no insurance at this time 1%
2. Please rank your overall satisfaction with your health care:
A. Very satisfied 62%
B. Somewhat satisfied 5%
C. Somewhat dissatisfied 28%
D. Very dissatisfied 5%
3. Do you support moving towards a single-payer government-run health care system?
A. Strongly support 24%
B. Somewhat support 15%
C. Somewhat oppose 8%
D. Strongly oppose 53%
4. Do you support government-run health insurance that would compete with the private health insurance market?
A. Strongly support 36%
B. Somewhat support 19%
C. Somewhat oppose 6%
D. Strongly oppose 39%
5. Given the national health care reform proposals, are you concerned that the outcome may increase cost and/or limit access to medical care?
A. Very Concerned 52%
B. Somewhat Concerned 18%
C. Not at all concerned 30%
6. Would government do better or worse at lowering costs than the private market?
A. Government better 31%
B. Government worse 48%
C. Not sure 21%
7. Insurance companies should be barred from rejecting applicants because of preexisting health conditions.
A. Strongly Agree 56%
B. Agree 27%
C. Disagree 13%
D. Strongly Disagree 4%
8. Insurance companies should be barred from unenrolling people because they get sick.
A. Strongly Agree 82%
B. Agree 14%
C. Disagree 2%
D. Strongly Disagree 2%