| | |  Health & Beauty | September 2009 
Most US Doctors Want Public-Private Mix: Poll
 Gene Emery - Reuters
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September 15, 2009
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Boston - Most U.S. doctors favor having both public and private options in a reformed healthcare system, a survey published on Monday said.
The possible inclusion of a public option - a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers - is one of the most divisive parts of the reform that is President Barack Obama's top domestic legislative priority.
When given a three-way choice among private plans that use tax credits or subsidies to help the poor buy private insurance; a new public health insurance plan such as Medicare; or a mix of the two; 63 percent of doctors supported a mix, 27 percent said they only wanted private options, and just 10 percent said they exclusively wanted public options.
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