Overwhelming majority see a difference in health costs and care delivery

A new survey from information services company Wolters Kluwer finds that 98% of the nearly 2,000 respondents agree that there are substantial differences in how care is delivered and how much it costs. Here’s what else the survey found: 

• Care and cost differences: 63% don’t believe they would pay an identical amount for the same treatment or condition regardless of where they were treated. When the survey looked at respondents’ roles, physicians were more aware than hospital executives of cost and care differences. 
• Election 2020: 73% said health care would be a main issue in the upcoming election. Nearly 90% said the health care system needs a complete overhaul. 
• Future hospitals: 40% of consumers say that in the future, hospitals should consider the high cost of medicines, while only 13% of executives surveyed think the same.