As researchers, policymakers and employers begin focusing
on consumer driven health plan models and medical savings
accounts (MSAs), a better understanding of the political
viability of such reform initiatives is necessary. The
purpose of this study was to survey state legislators'
knowledge and perceptions of medical savings accounts
(MSAs) and the U.S. health care system in order to identify
potential future compromises to health care reform. In
February 2004, 201 state legislators from nine states
(Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington) participated in an
on-line survey. The findings from this study revealed
significant differences between Republican and Democratic
state legislators in their attitudes towards MSAs, level of
satisfaction of the U.S. health care system, and overall
perceptions of the current and future health care systems.
Republican state legislators were 24 times more likely to
support MSAs than Democrats. Results also indicated the
following three areas had possible bipartisan support for
future initiatives: making individuals aware of the actual
costs of health care services, providing equitable access
to health care services for all individuals, and providing
equal tax treatment for those individuals without employer-sponsored
health insurance. / Graduation date: 2006
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/28852 |
| Date | 30 September 2005 |
| Creators | Bonetto, Michael J. |
| Contributors | Tricker, Raymond |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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