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This PowerPoint presentation highlights the results of the Kansas Hospital Association public opinion survey. The survey was conducted in Fall 2007 to gather input from Kansas residents about health care issues in Kansas.
The Kansas Hospital Association conducted a public opinion survey in Fall 2007 to gather input from Kansas residents about health care issues in Kansas. This is a PDF file of the Executive Summary.
During the fall of 2007, ETC Institute administered a statewide survey to residents of Kansas. The purpose of the survey was to gather input from residents about a wide range of health-related issues. This was the second time the Kansas Hospital Association has administered the survey. The previous survey was administered during the spring of 2006.
The survey was administered by phone to a stratified random sample of 611 Kansas residents. A least 100 surveys were completed in each of the Kansas Hospital Association’s six districts. The overall results of the resident survey have a precision of at least +/-3.9% at the 95% level of confidence. In general, changes of 4% or more from 2006 to 2007 were statistically significant.
Residents thought the cost of health care services and the high number of uninsured people in Kansas were the two biggest health care problems in Kansas. These were also the top two issues in 2006, but the percentage of residents who selected each issue decreased significantly.
Two issues that ranked significantly higher in 2007 than in 2006 were: the
quality of patient care and the availability of money to update hospitals.
More than three fourths (77%) of those surveyed thought their local hospital provides safe health care and takes appropriate action to minimize the risk of infections; 13% did not, and 10% did not have an opinion.
About half (51%) of those surveyed thought their local hospital is adequately prepared to respond to natural disasters, such as tornadoes, and major epidemics, such as the pandemic flu; 27% of those surveyed did not think their hospital is prepared, and 22% did not have an opinion.
Kansas residents were significantly more likely to think that hospitals are NOT adequately reimbursed by insurance providers (like Blue Cross Blue Shield, Preferred Health, etc.). The percentage who thought the level of reimbursement was too low increased from 14% in 2006 to 24% in 2007. Only 16% thought the amount was too high in 2007 compared to 19% in 2006.
Kansas residents were also significantly more likely to think that hospitals are NOT adequately reimbursed by government programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. The percentage who thought the level of reimbursement was too low increased from 21% in 2006 to 32% in 2007. Only 10% thought the amount was too high in 2007 compared to 12% in 2006.
Eight-six percent (86%) of residents felt that all hospitals and health care facilities where surgeries are performed should be required to treat patients regardless of their ability to pay.
The percentage of residents who thought that all hospitals and heath care facilities where surgeries are performed should be required to provide 24-hour emergency or urgent services increased from 85% in 2006 to 88% in 2007.
A majority (59%) of the residents surveyed thought the government should offer an insurance program, like Medicaid or Medicare, to all Americans, but only 43% of those surveyed thought Americans should be required to have insurance coverage.