Healthcare Gets a Wary Checkup

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In dealing with any part of the healthcare system, it’d be nice to think the practitioners are looking out chiefly for our interests. But consumers will believe that when they see it, judging by Kaiser Family Foundation polling last month.

One of the survey’s questions asked how much trust respondents have in various people and institutions “to put your interests above their own” when it comes to your medical care. The responses were most favorable for “your doctor,” with 47 percent saying they have “a lot” of trust and 31 percent saying they have “some” that this person would put the patient’s interests first.

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