ABSTRACT
The natural starting point for a study of citizens’ perceptions and opinions of their own health system is to explore whether these attitudes are related to (accurate) views of the way the system works. The logical ending point is to examine whether these attitudes translate into policy outcomes—whether they point toward, and inform, changes in health care policy. One aim of this penultimate chapter is to understand the factors that motivate Americans and Canadians to support the idea of reforming their health care system in meaningful ways.
