Public Opinion

Patients support physician supervision

  • 95% of U.S. voters believe it is important for their physicians to be involved in diagnoses and treatment decisions. (Source: AMA 2021 National Survey)
  • A majority (62%) of U.S. voters said patients are most likely to be harmed from scope of practice changes. (Source: AMA 2021 National Survey)
  • A majority (62%) of U.S. voters think that scope of practice changes would make our health care system worse. (Source: AMA 2021 National Survey)
  • 90% of North Carolinians want a doctor to respond to a medical complication or anesthesia emergency during surgery. (Source: Poll of 500 registered North Carolina voters conducted by McLaughlin Associates in 2017)