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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — August 2010
FeatureThe August Health Tracking Poll finds that support for health reform fell over the course of August, dipping from a 50 percent favorability rating in July to 43 percent, while 45 percent of the public reported unfavorable views.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — July 2010
FeatureThe July Health Tracking Poll indicates overall public support for the health reform law is steady from June, while unfavorable views of the law have trended downward. Half the public (50%) now expresses a favorable view of the law, while 35 percent say they have an unfavorable opinion (down from 41% in June).
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Liking the Pieces, Not the Package: Contradictions in Public Opinion During Health Reform
Poll FindingPublic opinion played a prominent role during the recent health care reform debate. In a published Health Affairs article, Kaiser researchers examine past and present polling and show that opinion tracked with historic patterns and was relatively stable, even if the contentious public debate suggested a volatile public mood in 2009 and 2010.
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Recent Premium Increases Imposed by Insurers Averaged 20% for People Who Buy Their Own Health Insurance, Kaiser Survey Finds
Poll FindingFor further information contact:Craig Palosky, (202) 347-5270 or cpalosky@kff.orgRakesh Singh, (650) 854-9400 or rsingh@kff.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — June 2010
FeatureThe start of summer finds Americans remain divided on the health reform law, but favorable views of the new law increased seven percentage points over the past month to 48 percent, compared to 41 percent who have “generally unfavorable” views and 10 percent who have yet to make up their minds.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — May 2010
FeatureConfusion over the new health reform law declined but remains widespread, with 44 percent of the public saying they were confused in May, compared to 55 percent in April.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2010
FeatureThe first Kaiser Health Tracking Poll fielded since the passage of health reform last month finds that 8 in 10 Americans know that President Obama signed the legislation into law.
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Health and the Economy in the Detroit Area
Poll FindingOne year after the federal government intervened to aid the automakers, the Foundation along with The Washington Post and Harvard School of Public Health surveyed the residents of the tri-county Detroit area of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties to ask about their views and experiences in the midst of the area’s economic meltdown.