Here are six takeaways:
1. Seventy percent of physicians said it is unlikely healthcare’s cost will improve under a new presidential administration.
2. Under the new administration, 69 percent said it is unlikely access to care would improve.
3. More than half (60 percent) said it is unlikely healthcare quality will get better.
4. Fifty-four percent of physicians said their number one priority is for the administration to lower drug prices.
5. Forty-two percent of physicians said they don’t expect any changes regarding the pharmaceutical industry under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
6. Researchers concluded, “Our data show that most U.S. physicians are viewing the new Trump administration as negatively impacting the most significant healthcare issues facing the nation — the need to improve healthcare and drug costs, healthcare access and quality of care.
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