Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Silver: Ignore Poll Showing Docs Opposed to Reform

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2009 3:46 PM CDT

(Newser) – A new Investors’ Business Daily poll showing doctors opposed to President Obama’s health care reform is generating some buzz today, but it's so flawed that Nate Silver has only this advice: “Completely ignore” it, he writes on FiveThirtyEight. Here’s why:

It's conducted

... Read full story »

COMMENTS

Read the comment policy

You need to Log in to Newser to comment. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now!

18 comments

A snapshot of the day's best news stories.

View Larger Grid

All Today Yesterday Pick a Date

What's Popular Now on Facebook

'Serpent Pastor' Dies of Snake Bite

Oosp: Romney's New App Misspells 'America'

FiveThirtyEight (Source Grid »)

Politics • Health

physician • poll • health care reform • opinion polls • doctors • Nate Silver • Investors' Business Daily • methodology

More Newser Stories

Don't Get Too Excited Over Just One Poll

It's too early to tell if bump in support for reform will stick

(NEWSER) - Much ado has been made over yesterday's Gallup poll, which showed 49% in favor of the health care bill to 40% opposed, but Republicans shouldn't freak out just yet, writes Nate Silver. Yes, it shows a big increase in support for reform, but it's just one poll, "and even if the bounce is real, it may very well evaporate," he writes at FiveThirtyEight . More»

There's Not More Extremists, Just More Internet

The fringes aren't more prevalent, but they are more visible

(NEWSER) - With all the left- and right-wing "extremism" out there, the media love pushing the narrative that "the country is coming apart at the seams! The center is dying!” But it’s not true, writes Nate Silver. A glance at long-running polls show Americans identify with the fringes about as much as they did 40 years ago, which is to say not a lot. Extremism isn’t more “prevalent;” the Internet has made it more “visible.” More»

Health Industry Shakedown Imperils Reform

Obama must ignore lobbyists for insurers, doctors, drug makers

(NEWSER) - In dealing with pharmaceutical companies, insurers, and the AMA, President Obama should take a page from David Letterman's book and not fall prey to blackmail, writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Promises the administration made to those three constituencies in exchange for staying neutral or positive about health care reform amount to “hush money,” writes Reich. "When they all get paid off, who will do the paying? Middle-class Americans who are already in a financial squeeze." More»

Health-Care Protesters Winning Sympathy: Poll

34% 'more sympathetic' to protesters, 21% less

(NEWSER) - Town-hall protesters have succeeded in making some Americans “more sympathetic” to their health care views, a USA Today/Gallup poll finds. Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 34% say they’re now more sympathetic of the protesters’ stance, while 21% say they’re less. Among independents, that grows to a 2-to-1 ratio: 35% are more sympathetic, 16% less, USA Today notes. More»

Costs Soar as Docs Order and Perform Tests

Fishy practice highlights challenge of medical regulation

(NEWSER) - As Congress wrestles with health-care reform, studies show it’s tough to regulate the status quo: Doctors’ “self-referrals” for medical imaging have continued despite efforts to legislate against them, the Washington Post reports. Doctors who own the equipment that scans patients stand to make more cash—and tend to order a lot more scans, costing Americans billions in taxes and insurance premiums. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Silver: Ignore Poll Showing Docs Opposed to Reform

physician • poll • health care reform • opinion polls • doctors • Nate Silver • Investors' Business Daily • methodology

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Don't Get Too Excited Over Just One Poll

It's too early to tell if bump in support for reform will stick

There's Not More Extremists, Just More Internet

The fringes aren't more prevalent, but they are more visible

Health Industry Shakedown Imperils Reform

Obama must ignore lobbyists for insurers, doctors, drug makers

Health-Care Protesters Winning Sympathy: Poll

34% 'more sympathetic' to protesters, 21% less

Costs Soar as Docs Order and Perform Tests

Fishy practice highlights challenge of medical regulation

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?