Indiana University Study Finds Majority of U.S. Physicians Favor National Health Insurance Support Has Grown 10 Percent Over Past 5 Years

The largest survey ever of American physicians' opinions on health-care financing has found that 59 percent of doctors support government legislation to establish national health insurance while only 32 percent oppose it. A similar survey conducted by the IU researchers in 2002 found 49 percent of physicians supporting national health insurance and 40 percent opposing it.