Healthcare Questionnaire

Please take a moment to share your opinion on this important topic.

1. Of the approximately 200 countries in the world where do you think the USA ranks in terms of preventing infant mortality?: *

2. Which country would you expect to have the best healthcare system in terms of positive outcomes?: *

3. Which country would you expect to spend the least percentage of its Gross Domestic Product on healthcare?: *

4. Are you willing to save money for your healthcare (and your family’s) in an untaxed private account?: *

5. Are you able to save for healthcare expenses now? : *

6. Healthcare coverage should be: *

A) every citizen’s right.

B) something that responsible people purchase for themselves and their families.

7. Most uninsured people are just too lazy to do what it takes to get a good job with health coverage: *

Do you agree with this statement?

8. Which of the following do you believe is the leading contributor to being uninsured in the USA?: *

A) Unemployment

B) Cost of insurance

C) Pre-existing condition

Reduce Chronic Conditions

Which of the following do you believe would most significantly reduce chronic conditions such as lung cancer, alcohol related diseases, diabetes, emphysema?

9. Which of the following do you believe would most significantly reduce chronic conditions?: *

A) Education

B) Intervention

C) Preventive Screening

10. Should individuals with pre-existing conditions ever be denied healthcare coverage?: *

11. Should individuals with pre-existing conditions, regardless of cause, pay higher healthcare premiums?: *

Who Gets Healthcare

An inmate in prison receives guaranteed healthcare while a person who works a low-paying job with no benefits cannot afford to buy the same level of care the inmate gets for free. This is:

12. An inmate receives healthcare for free while a low-income person cannot afford to buy healthcare. This is: *

A) absurd and outrageous.

B) life – and nobody said life was fair.

13. Which group is the biggest obstacle to effective, affordable healthcare?: *

A) Greedy lawyers along with sue-happy patients

B) Greedy health insurance companies whose profit increases every time they say “no”

C) Greedy drug companies who charge unreasonable prices

14. Most healthcare insurance plans are: *

A) Easy to read and understand

B) Difficult to read and understand

15. Who do you think processes claims more efficiently and cheaply?: *

A) Medicare

B) Private insurance companies

16. At what point would you seriously consider canceling your individual health insurance? When it costs you: *

A) Over $200 a month

B) Over $400 a month

C) Over $600 a month

D) Over $800 a month

17. At what point would you consider canceling your family health insurance? When it costs you: *

A) Over $300 a month

B) Over $500 a month

C) Over $700 a month

D) Over $900 a month

18. What would you consider an appropriate set co-pay for medicine regardless of name brand?: *

A) $5

B) $10

C) $20

D) $25

19. What would you consider an appropriate set co-pay for a generic medicine?: *

A) $5

B) $10

C) $15

D) Free

20. What would you consider an appropriate co-pay for a visit to a medical doctor?: *

A) $5

B) $10

C) $20

D) $25

21. How important is it for you to be able to choose your own primary care physician?: *

A) Very

B) Not at all

22. How important is it for you to be able to choose your own specialist?: *

A) Very

B) Not at all

23. Would you be willing to pay a higher premium or co-pay to select your own primary care physician?: *

24. Would you be willing to pay a higher premium or co-pay to select your own specialist?: *

Demographic Information

(optional)

Age:

Gender:

Annual household income (in thousands):

Who, in your immediate family, has healthcare coverage?:

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