Characteristics of Physicians Who Feel Positive About PPACA’s Impact: 8 Statistics

More than 18 percent of physicians say that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has made them more positive about the future of healthcare, according to “A Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives,” released by The Physicians Foundation.

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The report includes responses from 13,575 physicians. The survey was conducted on behalf of The Physicians Foundation by Merritt Hawkins and completed in September 2012.  

Here are eight statistics on characteristics of the physicians who feel positive about the effects of the PPACA on healthcare:

Age

•    Less than 40 years — 18.7 percent
•    40 years and older — 18.4 percent

Gender

•    Male — 16.2 percent
•    Female — 24.7 percent

Employment status

•    Employed — 23.6 percent
•    Owner — 12.2 percent

Type of practice

•    Primary care — 25.1 percent
•    Specialists — 15.3 percent

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