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

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    This October 2006 survey examines voters' views and worries on health care and other issues in advance of the midterm Congressional elections. Overall, nearly half (46%) of voters say they are "very worried" about having to pay more for their health care or insurance, putting health care costs at the top of voters' personal worries. However, when asked to name the most important election issue, 30% of polled voters identified Iraq as the their top…

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

    Poll Finding

    This Kaiser Health Poll Report Summary examines 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. Summary (.pdf)

  • Toplines: Health Care in America 2006 Survey

    Poll Finding

    These toplines provide the complete survey questions and findings from the 2006 survey on Health Care in America conducted jointly by ABC News, the Kaiser Family Foundation and USA Today between Sept. 7 and 12, 2006. The survey examines Americans’ views and experiences related to health care costs and quality, as well as their attitudes toward possible policy solutions. Toplines (.pdf)

  • ABC News/Kaiser Family Foundation/USA Today Health Care in America 2006 Survey

    Poll Finding

    This poll examines Americans' views and experiences related to health care costs and quality, as well as their attitudes toward possible policy solutions. The results are featured in a series of reports on ABC News programs, ABCNews.com, and in USA Today during the week of Oct. 15, 2006. The ABC News/Kaiser Family Foundation/USA Today Survey Project is a three-way partnership. Representatives of ABC News, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and USA Today worked together…

  • Summary and Chartpack: Health Care in America 2006 Survey

    Poll Finding

    These charts highlight data from the 2006 survey on Health Care in America conducted jointly by ABC News, the Kaiser Family Foundation and USA Today between Sept. 7 and 12, 2006. The survey examines Americans’ views and experiences related to health care costs and quality, as well as their attitudes toward possible policy solutions. Summary & Chartpack (.pdf)

  • National Survey of Pharmacists and Physicians, Findings on Medicare Part D

    Poll Finding

    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…

  • Topline: 2006 Update on Consumers’ Views of Patient Safety and Quality Information

    Poll Finding

    These toplines provide the complete survey questions and findings from the updated Kaiser Family Foundation/U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality survey conducted in August 2006. The survey captures the public’s views and knowledge of medical errors as well as their experiences with improving the quality of their care. Toplines (.pdf)

  • Consumers’ Views of Patient Safety and Quality Information

    Poll Finding

    Consumers' Views of Patient Safety and Quality Information The Kaiser Family Foundation and the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released an updated survey capturing the public's views and knowledge of medical errors and their experiences with improving the quality of their care. Since the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark study on medical errors in hospitals seven years ago, hospitals, doctors, health plans and purchasers have made many efforts to improve the quality…