Fact Based List:

Brighton Health Plan Solutions: Factors consumers considered "very important" in first choosing a primary care physician, and their percentages

  1. Quality of services: 47% of consumers
  2. Your health plan coverage: 47% of consumers
  3. Cost of services: 35% of consumers
  4. Appointment availability: 32% of consumers
  5. Distance from home: 27% of consumers
  6. Hospital affiliation: 23% of consumers
  7. Referrals from another doctor: 22% of consumers
  8. Recommendations from friends and family: 21% of consumers
  9. Distance from work: 17% of consumers
  10. Online reviews: 15% of consumers

Source: Brighton Health Plan Solutions, November 2017
Source URL: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/570e8b8a4c2f85f6fd911...
Notes: From a report entitlted, "How Consumers Select and Receive Health Care: PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY"