Pulling It Together: A Public Opinion Surprise
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KFF March Health Tracking Poll: One Year Later, Views on Health Reform Remain Divided
PerspectiveHealth reform is a year old and the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds a basic division that has changed little during the last 12 months. This month, 42 percent of Americans hold favorable views of the law while 46 percent view it unfavorably.
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KFF February Health Tracking Poll: Nearly Half Confused About Status of the Health Reform Law
PerspectiveIn the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, nearly half of Americans say they are confused about the status of the health reform law.
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The Budget: What Would You Cut?
PerspectiveAs President Obama and Congress begin to hash out the 2012 budget, it is a good time to revisit results from our January 2011 survey showing that in spite of the fact that most Americans report being very concerned about the budget deficit, there is little public support for major reductions across a number of…
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Pulling it Together: Forget Math and Science, Teach Civics (Or Why We Need to Bring Back Schoolhouse Rock)
PerspectiveI am seldom surprised by our poll findings, but this month’s tracking poll produced a doozy. Twenty-two percent of the American people think the Affordable Care Act has been repealed, and another 26 percent aren't sure.
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Pop Quiz: Assessing Americans’ Familiarity with the Health Care Law
PerspectiveBased on the December Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, the latest KFF data note explores Americans’ awareness of what the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will do.
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KFF/Harvard Survey on Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 112th Congress Finds An Uptick in Public Opposition to Health Reform As GOP Ramped Up Repeal Campaign
PerspectiveThough the public remains divided on health reform overall, according to a new survey jointly conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health, opposition to the new law ticked upward in January from 41 percent to 50 percent as Republicans ramped up efforts to repeal it.
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Pulling It Together: Repeal
PerspectiveThe House will soon vote to repeal the health reform law, the Senate won’t, and the President would veto it if they did. So what does a House vote for repeal mean? It is, of course, a campaign promise kept to the political right.
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The Public, Health Care Reform, and Views on Repeal
PerspectiveWith the U.S. House of Representatives scheduled to vote on repeal of the health reform law next week, the latest Kaiser Family Foundation data note revisits some recent public opinion findings on the topic.
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Holiday Reminder
PerspectiveLike you, the holidays always make me think about those who are less fortunate. Last year around this time, I wrote a"Holiday Reminder" column about the health reform debate and people's economic difficulties.