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  • USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer

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      USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer This USA Today/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey provides an in-depth examination of how families cope with cancer and highlights problems of health insurance and health care costs through the lens of those who have experienced this major illness. The survey shows the disease’s devastating impact often extends beyond an individual patient to affect entire families…

  • Chartpack: National Survey of Enrollees in Consumer-Directed Health Plans

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    This chart pack provides data and analysis from the National Survey of Enrollees in Consumer-Directed Health Plans conducted between June 21 and July 10, 2006. The survey looks at the views and experiences of people enrolled in consumer-directed health plans as compared to people with traditional health insurance. Chartpack (.pdf)

  • 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

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    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…

  • National Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline Results

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    National Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline Results These toplines provide additional findings from a 2006 national survey of pharmacists on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues. Toplines (.pdf)

  • National Survey of Physicians 2006: Full Topline Results

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    National Survey of Physicians 2006: Full Topline Results These toplines provide additional findings from a 2006 national survey of physicians on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues. Toplines (.pdf)

  • Additional Findings from the National Surveys of Doctors and Pharmacists

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    Two Kaiser Family Foundation national surveys of doctors and pharmacists examine additional findings on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues. The topics covered in the surveys include views and experiences with medical errors and quality issues, use of health care information technology, prescription drug advertisements, views on Medicaid provisions, doctors' willingness to see Medicaid and Medicare patients, and physicians' views of conscience-clause provisions. The Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey…

  • New  England Journal of Medicine Article: Voters and Health Care in the 2006 Election

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    New England Journal of Medicine Article: Voters and Health Care in the 2006 Election A New England Journal of Medicine article finds that health care is not likely to play a major role in the November 2006 Congressional elections but could still be a factor in selected close races. This article, by Harvard School of Public Health Professor of Health Policy Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D, and Kaiser Family Foundation President Drew E. Altman, Ph.D., analyzes…

  • Data Note: Voters Views of the Economy: What’s Health Care Got to Do With It?

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    Voters frequently cite the economy as a key issue in determining their preferences in any given election. At the same time, many people report that they are very worried about the rising costs of health care, naming it as a top personal concern. This Public Opinion Data Note focuses on how much the two points are related, and to what extent concerns about health care costs drive impressions about the economy as a whole. When…

  • Toplines: Health Poll Report Survey: Voters on Health Care and the 2006 Elections

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    These toplines contain the detailed results from a survey examining voters' views and worries on health care and other issues in light of the upcoming November 7, 2006, Congressional elections. The nationally representative telephone survey was conducted between Oct. 5 and Oct. 10 among 1,052 registered voters. It was conducted and analyzed by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Toplines (.pdf)