Fear & loathing: why Californians are concerned about health care.
A larger percentage of Californians than Americans overall lack insurance, and a poll of state residents shows a greater level of concern about health care costs and access. Among the reasons: a recognition that the uninsured face serious barriers to care and a fear among middle-class Californians that insurance and medical care costs could make coverage unaffordable.
Blendon
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Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health.
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Altman
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Smith
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Chervinsky
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