Mebane Felicia
Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
J Health Commun. 2003 May-Jun;8(3):283-93. doi: 10.1080/10810730305680.
This study examines how often national media reported key aspects of Senator Bill Bradley's and Vice President Al Gore's proposals for health insurance reform during the 2000 Democratic primary campaign. The results show that news media reported on Bradley's plan and major features of his plan significantly more often than Gore's. Additionally, few reports contained explicit comparisons that explained which plan would have covered more people or cost more. Public health and media professionals need to work together to improve the quality of information the public depends on to develop views about and support for the uninsured.
本研究考察了在2000年民主党初选期间，全国性媒体报道参议员比尔·布拉德利和副总统阿尔·戈尔的医疗保险改革提案关键方面的频率。结果显示，新闻媒体报道布拉德利的计划及其计划的主要特征的频率显著高于戈尔的。此外，很少有报道包含明确的比较，解释哪个计划覆盖的人群更多或成本更高。公共卫生和媒体专业人员需要共同努力，提高公众用以形成对未参保者的看法并给予支持的信息质量。
