Kaiser Public Opinion Spotlight: Views On Prescription Drugs And The Pharmaceutical Industry

Designed and analyzed jointly by the three partners, this USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard survey provides a comprehensive look at Americans’ views on, and experiences with, prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry, including drug costs, advertisements, safety issues, government regulation and medical research.

This survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health examines how the public views different approaches for expanding health coverage, including provisions that would require individuals to purchase insurance or parents to obtain coverage for their children.

This survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines parents’ views of over-the-counter children’s cold and cough medications in the wake of recent concerns regarding their safety and effectiveness.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of landmark federal legislation to improve the quality of nursing home care, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (known as OBRA 87), the Kaiser Family Foundation released new resources and cosponsored a Washington, D.C. briefing.

These toplines present the detailed results from the survey Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services. The survey evaluates the public’s opinion of the current state of long-term care in the United States.

This chartpack presents the key findings from the survey Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services. The survey evaluates the public’s opinion of the current state of long-term care in the United States.

This Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 is the fourth in a series on the public's views of health reform and the presidential candidates' positions on health care. It finds health care ranks second behind Iraq as an issue that the public wants the candidates to talk about for Republicans as well as Democrats and independents.

This October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization.

This August tracking poll finds health care follows only Iraq among issues the public wants presidential candidates to talk about in the campaign. Both Republicans and Independents rank health care second to Iraq, while Democrats rank the two issues as equally important for candidates to discuss.