Feature Archives

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – Late Summer 2018: The Election, Pre-Existing Conditions, and Surprises on Medical Bills

Sep 5, 2018

Feature

The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll continues to find pre-existing conditions as a widespread concern with most Americans saying it is very important that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) protections for people with pre-existing conditions remain law. With health care costs continuing to be a major topic in the 2018 campaigns, the poll looks at the public’s experiences with unexpected medical bills and finds that this tops a list of possible problems people could face.…

Uninsured Rate Among the Nonelderly Population, 1972-2018

Aug 28, 2018

Feature

uninsured-rate-among-the-nonelderly-population-1972-2018Q1white Download Source CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, reported in http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_policy/trends_hc_1968_2011.htm#table01 and https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/Insur201808.pdf.

Since 2007, total spending on the EpiPen in Medicare Part D has grown substantially – doubling between 2014 and 2016

Aug 23, 2018

Feature

Source KFF analysis of a five percent sample of Medicare prescription drug event claims from the CMS Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse, 2007-2016.

Medical expenses among Medicare beneficiaries will consume a growing share of their Social Security income

Aug 9, 2018

Feature

Source KFF analysis based on CMS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey 2013 Cost and Use file and The Urban Institute's DYNASIM3

People who are eligible for ACA premium subsidies make up an increasingly larger share of the individual market

Aug 2, 2018

Feature

Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of data from Mark Farrah Associates Health Coverage Portal TM and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Data Note: How Women Voters Could Influence the 2018 Elections and Beyond

Jul 30, 2018

Feature

This analysis on the recent June 2018 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s attitudes, with a focus on views of women ages 18-44, toward several key women’s issues including workplace protections, reproductive health, and the #MeToo Movement – as well as the role that these issues may play in the 2018 midterm elections.

A majority of Americans say the Trump Administration is trying to make the Affordable Care Act fail

Jul 26, 2018

Feature

Source Kaiser Health Tracking Poll (conducted July 17-22, 2018)

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – July 2018: Changes to the Affordable Care Act; Health Care in the 2018 Midterms and the Supreme Court

Jul 25, 2018

Feature

The July 2018 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a candidate's position on continuing coverage for pre-existing conditions tops voters' list of priorities when it comes to who they'll vote for in the 2018 midterms. Additionally, 6 in 10 Americans say President Trump and his administration are trying to make the Affordable Care Act fail, and about half say that this is a bad thing.

One in three Marketplace enrollees reported having trouble signing up for 2018 ACA Marketplace coverage

Jul 19, 2018

Feature

Source KFF Health Tracking Polls (interviews from February and March 2018)

5 Charts About Americans and Medical Bills

Jul 12, 2018

Feature

This slideshow draws on findings from the June 2018 Kaiser Family Foundation poll to provide an overview of the public’s experiences with medical bills, particularly for 18-64 year olds. Results include public’s problems with paying medical bills, impacts on their family, as well as actions taken to pay off bills.

Topics

Policy Research

Polling

Health News

Data & Features

For Media

About

View the Latest: Feature

Filter