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Toplines -- Kaiser Health Poll Report Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health Care These toplines provide complete results from the February 2006 poll on what the public took away from President Bush's State of the Union address. Survey Toplines (.
A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines what the public took away from President Bush's State of the Union address, finding that the health messages in the speech have yet to register with most Americans.
Chartpack: Selected Findings on Seniors' Views of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit These charts highlight key data from the February 2006 tracking poll on seniors' views toward the new Medicare drug benefit. Chartpack (.
A new survey by the San Jose Mercury News and the Kaiser Family Foundation provides an in-depth look at workers in the Bay Area, their professional and financial challenges, and their views of the area’s job market and quality of life.
Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2005 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits The 2005 Kaiser/Hewitt survey of large businesses that provide retiree health benefits to their workers assesses their responses to the new Medicare drug benefit in 2006, their plans for the future, and the way these changes affect retirees.
Embargoed for release until:November 10, 2005, 9:30 a.m. E.T. For further information contact:Craig Palosky, (202) 347-5270 or cpalosky@kff.orgLarry Levitt, (650) 854-9400 or llevitt@kff.
These toplines provide the complete survey questions and responses to the September/October 2005 Kaiser Health Poll Report, a bimonthly report designed to provide key tracking information on public opinion about health care topics to journalists, policymakers and the general public.
In a few short weeks, Medicare will undergo big changes that will have a major impact on more than 3 million Hispanic seniors and younger people with permanent disabilities who rely on Medicare for their health coverage.
In a few short weeks, Medicare will undergo big changes that will have a major impact on nearly 4 million African American seniors and younger people with permanent disabilities who rely on Medicare for their health coverage.
These toplines provide the complete results from a comprehensive survey of seniors on their understanding of and views toward the Medicare drug benefit. The survey of 802 seniors was conducted in late October 2005, prior to the start of the benefit's open enrollment period, which runs from Nov. 15, 2005 to May 15, 2006.
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