Politicians Fail to Win Trust of Iowans in the Healthcare System

CodeBlueNow! reports that a majority of the Iowa voters did not trust the existing healthcare system and did not have confidence in the politicians to set it right. Only 22 percent Iowans trusted the federal government to fix the ailing healthcare system and only 12 percent thought the Presidential election would help chart a new vision for healthcare in the U.S.

These findings are from a survey conducted by CodeBlueNow! - a nonpartisan, nonprofit, citizen organization formed to build public consensus and find common ground on healthcare reform. The survey, called the CodeBlueNow! Pulse, was conducted with the help of The Gilmore Research Group, a Northwest market research firm. Around 600 people were interviewed in Iowa for the survey. The results revealed that for the Iowans, disease prevention was more important that high-technology cures.

They wanted more transparency in healthcare expenses by the government. Infact, 75 percent of the participants wanted public reporting and accountability in healthcare at par with that in public companies. 38 percent respondents were ready to pay more for healthcare if they knew how and where the money was being spent. Majority of them even believed that there was enough money in the system to provide quality healthcare. All that was required is more effectiveness and efficiency in the system to bring out desired results.

The survey respondents preferred healthcare professionals and non-profit organizations over business professionals, federal government, or academic institutions to design a new healthcare system, as reported by CodeBlueNow!. 61 percent respondents felt that the common man should have a bigger role in designing and managing a new healthcare system. Kathleen O'Connor, Founder and CEO of CodeBlueNow! believed that the Americans are smart enough to work together to solve this problem in the healthcare system. "We the people need to tell the candidates what is important in creating a health care system that works for us, not against us," she said.