In the latest essay from the series "Pulling It Together, from Drew Altman," the Foundation’s President and CEO explores one factor important for the success of any proposal moving away from employment-based health insurance that has not received much attention to date—the public’s willingness to accept such a big change. These public attitudes are examined in the context of very different proposals to move away from an employment-based insurance system offered by both liberals and conservatives.

This new Kaiser public opinion spotlight looks at current and historical polling data to examine the role health care has played in elections, as well as the potential role that health care might play in the 2008 presidential race. The spotlight compiles and analyzes public opinion data from Kaiser surveys and other sources.

Growing economic worries have led to a sharp rise in the economy as a presidential campaign issue, eclipsing health and Iraq in this March 2008 poll.  At the same time, health care continues to play a role both as an independent issue and as part of the voters’ growing concerns about the economy.

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 analysis find that the sharply contrasting health care platforms of the leading Democratic and Republican presidential candidates reflect dramatic differences in the perspectives of their primary voters.  Written by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation, the article analyzes a newly released Kaiser/Harvard survey of likely primary voters in 35 states (and the District of Columbia) with January or February primaries or caucuses, as well as data from 10 other recent surveys by national media polling organizations. It was published in the Jan. 24 New England Journal of Medicine.

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

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.