Table 2 Distribution of physicians’ responses to items on cost-containment strategies and cost-effectiveness data, as well as physicians’ overall mean scores for the five constructs of moral foundations
Survey item and response options | N (%) |
|---|---|
Cost-containment | |
I would favor limiting reimbursement for expensive drugs and procedures if that would help expand access to basic healthcare for those currently lacking such care | |
Strongly disagree | 108 (11) |
Moderately disagree | 218 (22) |
Moderately agree | 482 (48) |
Strongly agree | 191 (19) |
Cost-effectiveness | |
Please indicate the degree to which you object (if at all), for moral reasons, to using cost-effectiveness data to determine which treatments will be offered to patients. | |
No moral objection | 457 (45) |
Moderately moral objection | 405 (40) |
Strong moral objection | 144 (14) |