Trust in Medicine throughout Health Policy Change in the United States = Trust in Medicine throughout Health Policy Change in the United States

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Despite the increasing number of in healthcare, the public is less confident in medicine today than 30 years ago. Decreased trust in medicine is problematic because fewer people will go to their doctor or comply with their medical treatments. The purpose of this research is to analyze the impact of healthcare policy change on the public’s confidence in Medicine, compared to several other large institutions including education, finance and all other institutions. Using 2006 - 2016 General Social Survey data, an ordered logistic regression model was adopted to analyze the association of the Affordable Care Act implementation with public trust in medicine over other institutions, controlling for respondents’ socioeconomic characteristics, demographic backgrounds and self-rated health. The odds of trusting medicine over other large institutions increased by 17.92% after implementation of the ACA. The multiple reasons behind increased public trust in medicine over other institutions were discussed.