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The Spectrum Health Value Study detailed findings may be found at www.healthvaluestudy.com. Spectrum plans to continue querying samples of Americans on their health values and make available findings on a quarterly basis.

Additional Study findings:

• 69 percent agreed that the cost of health care benefits and services are ultimately paid for by individuals who contribute in various ways.
• The number of persons with health insurance coverage dropped from 82 percent in January 2009 to 74 percent in April.
• The percentage of people using products and services on a regular basis has generally fallen between January and April.
• Also of note, in light of the recent H1N1 outbreak, Americans placed nominal value on the emergency relief and preventive services.
• While Americans value preventive health services strongly, they do not use them on a regular basis and when they do use them they are not very satisfied with the quality of preventive health services.
• Despite the attention being raised around the obesity epidemic, Americans neither value nor use nutrition services. When they are used, they are not considered very satisfactory.

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