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U.S. health care satisfaction paradox

Quick View. Nov. 13, 2006.

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Although a majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the quality and cost of health care, they are overwhelmingly satisfied with their own care.

This information and the accompanying full-text visual aids were drawn from the following source:

ABC News/Kaiser Family Foundation/USA Today "Health Care in America Survey" of 1,200 adults, September.

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