Author: Craig "Moondog" Palosky

Embargoed for release until:July 31, 2007 For further information contact:Rakesh Singh, rsingh@kff.org, (202) 654-1313 Craig Palosky, cpalosky@kff.org, (202) 347-5270 MORE THAN FOUR IN 10 ADULTS IN NEW ORLEANS REPORT WORSE HEALTH CARE ACCESS POST-KATRINA In Orleans Parish, One in Four Adults Reported Being Uninsured And 70 Percent of Uninsured Adults were African Americans As the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall approaches, new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation of its household survey of people…

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 For further information contact:Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270Robin Herman, HSPH, (617) 432-4752Chris Murphy, BCBSMA, (617) 246-4851 POLL FINDS MOST MASS. RESIDENTS SUPPORT NEW HEALTH REFORM LAW, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL MANDATE, AS INITIAL DEADLINE NEARS The Main Reason: They Believe It is “the Right Thing to Do” Many Residents Are Skeptical About the Affordability of Health Coverage for Families Required to Buy Insurance Without State Subsidies As a key July 1 implementation milestone…

Parents say they are gaining control over their children’s exposure to sex and violence in the media, but they remain more broadly concerned about inappropriate content in the media, according to a new national survey of parents released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report, , is a national survey of 1,008 parents of children ages 2-17, along with a series of six focus groups held with parents across the country. The survey explores such…

African Americans in New Orleans Face Much Heavier Burdens and Are Much More Skeptical Than Whites of Fairness of Recovery Efforts But Most Residents See Progress in Rebuilding and Are Generally Hopeful; Only a Small Number Plan to Leave A new house-to-house survey of people living in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes documents the devastating impact Hurricane Katrina and the failure to respond quickly and effectively to it has had on the economic…

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Embargoed for release until:Friday, December 8, 2006 For further information contact:Craig Palosky, cpalosky@kff.org, (202) 347-5270Larry Levitt, llevitt@kff.org, (650) 854-9400 New Poll Finds Broad Support Among Democrats, Independents, and Republicans for Drug Price Negotiation, Reimportation, and Prioritizing Children for Coverage of the Uninsured...Views on Stem Cells More Mixed Public Sees Health Care Prices as Unreasonable and Wants Governmentto Take Steps to Lower Them Iraq By Far Remains the Public’s Top Priority for the New Congress and…

Embargoed for release until:Wednesday, November 1, 2006, 5:00 p.m. ET For further information contact:Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270 Robin Herman, HSPH, (617) 432-4388 NEJM Article Finds That Health Care Is Not Playing A Major Role In 2006 Congressional Elections, But Could Be A Factor In Selected Close Races Voters Trust Democrats More Than Republicans On List Of Many Health Issues A New England Journal of Medicine article to be published November 2 finds that health…

Embargoed for release until:Thursday, September 7, 2006 For further information contact:Craig Palosky, (202) 347-5270 or cpalosky@kff.orgLarry Levitt, (650) 854-9400 or llevitt@kff.org Pharmacists and Physicians See Real Benefits from Medicare Drug Law, But Most Think it is Too Complicated and Report Customers and Patients Experiencing Problems Substantial majorities of pharmacists (86%) and physicians (71%) believe that the prescription drug law is helping people on Medicare save money on their medications, according to two new national surveys…

Embargoed for release until:Thursday, July 27, 2006 For further information contact:Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270Larry Levitt, KFF, (650) 854-9400 MOST SENIORS ENROLLED IN MEDICARE DRUG PLANS SAY THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR PLANS Nearly Two In 10 Who Have Used Their Drug Plan Say They Experienced A Major Problem Nearly Half In Medicare Drug Plans Say They Are Saving Money Compared To Last Year More than eight in 10 seniors who are enrolled in a…

The snapshot highlights data on young, black men from a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University survey on African American men. It was released at a July 2006 event, "Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African American Men." Survey Snapshot (.pdf)