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Health Policy Knowledge and Opinion Jeff Milyo University of Missouri. Measure Health Policy Knowledge T/F quiz on U.S. healthcare & health economics What determines HPK? Does HPK determine opinions on reform?. US Healthcare Quiz. Compared to other developed countries, the US has:
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Health Policy Knowledge and OpinionJeff MilyoUniversity of Missouri • Measure Health Policy Knowledge • T/F quiz on U.S. healthcare & health economics • What determines HPK? • Does HPK determine opinions on reform?
US Healthcare Quiz • Compared to other developed countries, the US has: • the highest healthcare expenditures per person (63% to 13%) • experienced the most rapid increase in healthcare expenditures per person over the last several years. (6% to 73%) • the highest life expectancy. (39% to 32%) • the lowest infant mortality rate. (34% to 34%) • For the last several years, more than 10% of the population in the United States did not have health insurance. (78% to 7%) • Overall score (0-100): mean=53 (sd=18) (+) liberal, male, white, postgrad, news
Health Economics Quiz • No free lunch (60% to 17%) • Law of demand (76% to 7%) • Law of supply (59% to 20%) • Pre-existing conditions (72% to 9%) • Adverse selection (21% to 51%) • Overall score (0-100): mean=68 (sd=18) (+) conservative (not education) Corr(Health, Econ) = -.18
Results • Effect of HPK on approval of healthcare reform • Mean approval (binary)= .43 (+) liberal, Dem, black • Econ (+ 1 sd) => - .10 (p<.01) • Health (+1 sd) => +.07 (p<.05) • In the US, more than 20,000 people die each year because they do not have health insurance. (Agree 51%; Disagree 25%) (+) liberal, Dem, postgrad, lay-about, low HS, newspaper • Add “life or death” to determinants of HCR approval: • Econ (+ 1 sd) => - .09 (p<.01) • Health (+1 sd) => +.03 (n.s.) • Insurance a matter of life/death => + .29 (p<.01)