The Massachusetts Medical Society released a public opinion poll about how people feel about health care in the state, seven years after the passage of Romneycare. The overall message: People are fairly happy with their care, though they wish it were cheaper.

The group in May interviewed 417 randomly selected people age 21 or older by phone. Here’s how the president of the medical society, which represents more than 23,000 doctors and trainees in the state, described the findings in a press release:

“Reform has not caused major disruption in the delivery of care as perceived by the patients,” [Dr. Ronald Dunlap] said. “Residents are telling us that they are satisfied with the quality of their care and that getting access to care is not difficult, despite longer-than-desired wait times for both new and existing patients to see physicians. The survey results also speak well of the state’s healthcare work force, as the number one reason for this satisfaction is quality of care.”

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