"What Happened to Healthcare Reform" Survey Results:
| 1. Why did the reform bill tank? |
Response Percent |
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Healthcare reform misunderstood / not explained well enough |
|
12% |
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Voter blacklash against expanded government |
|
41% |
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Inside deals for Congressional votes |
|
16% |
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Lack of leadership to get ‘er done |
|
6% |
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This phrase: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” |
|
16% |
|
| Other |
|
6% |
| 2. Who should take credit or blame for the bill’s demise? |
Response Percent |
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President Barack Obama |
|
38% |
|
Senator-elect Scott Brown |
|
1% |
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Senator non-elect Martha Coakley |
|
2% |
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Speakers Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid |
|
46% |
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Tea Party |
|
3% |
|
| Other |
|
7% |
| 3. If healthcare reform had passed, who would have gotten the sweetest deal? |
Response Percent |
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Andy Stern and the unions’ Cadillac protection plan |
|
31% |
|
Ben Nelson and the Nebraska Cornhuskers |
|
14% |
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Louisiana |
|
3% |
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Hospital Industry |
|
19% |
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| Pharma |
|
12% | |
| Insurance Industry |
|
11% | |
| Other |
|
6% |
| 4. With the bill’s demise, is Nashville’s healthcare industry a winner or a loser? |
Response Percent |
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Winner |
|
39% |
|
Loser |
|
19% |
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No real impact either way |
|
41% |
| 5. How much were you and your healthcare company anticipating / planning for the proposed healthcare reform? |
Response Percent |
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A lot. My business plan is now officially skewered. |
|
2% |
|
Some, but we’ll adjust. |
|
42% |
|
Planning and government are not words we use together because we use logic to run our company. |
|
55% |
| 6. What will the next round of federal healthcare reform look like? |
Response Percent |
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Piecemeal, starting with insurance reform |
|
42% |
|
Piecemeal, starting with hospital reimbursement |
|
10% |
|
Another sweeping overhaul |
|
5% |
|
Healthcare reform? Seriously? Don’t expect another push this year. |
|
19% |
|
Who cares? This wasn’t real reform anyway |
|
17% |
|
Other |
|
5% |
| 7. How will your healthcare company respond to this period of reform limbo? |
Response Percent |
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Move forward with your IPO regardless |
|
2% |
|
Put acquisitions on the back burner and focus on same store sales; can’t estimate risk until government reimbursement model is clear |
|
13% |
|
Invest and grow: Waiting for clear direction from government is like waiting for the Titans to make the playoffs. |
|
81% |
|
Other |
|
3% |
| 8. When thinking about the healthcare industry – and your healthcare company – what national trends really keep you up at night? |
Response Percent |
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Massive state government deficits |
|
43% |
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Federal healthcare reform (or the lack of it) |
|
19% |
|
Nursing / physician shortage |
|
5% |
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Rising number of uninsured |
|
10% |
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Labor unions |
|
7% |
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Other |
|
15% |
| 9. When considering healthcare reform, who do you think will win Superbowl XLIV? |
Response Percent |
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Colts |
|
73% |
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Saints |
|
26% |
And last, but not least, here are some "Best-of Winners" from the survey’s "other" category. (These were just too good to pass up.)
In response to why the reform bill tanked …
“Too much to swallow whole. You eat the elephant one bite at a time.”
“All of the above, plus a scary price tag.”
In response to who is to blame …
“Everyone on “The Hill” is to blame. Democrats have no backbone. Republicans refuse to work with Democrats.”
Or, to sum it all up: “The majority of Congress and Senate do not give a flip about the average American!”
And one of our personal favorites: “Fox News.”
In response to what the next round of reform might look like …
“It won’t happen again for at least 15 years.” (Maybe the Titans will make the playoffs by then.)