Health Care Costs Survey – Toplines
This document includes the toplines from the joint USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard School of Public Health survey exploring Americans’ views on health care costs. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
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This document includes the toplines from the joint USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard School of Public Health survey exploring Americans’ views on health care costs. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
Health News Index July/August, 2005 These toplines provide the complete survey questions and responses to the July/August 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. It includes a series of questions on seniors' views and knowledge about the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Topline/Survey
This chartpack highlights key results and trends from the Kaiser Family Foundation's August 2005 tracking poll looking at seniors' views and knowledge about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. Survey Chartpack (.pdf)
Tracking Poll Finds Seniors Now Split on Medicare Drug Benefit This August tracking survey shows modest progress in seniors' knowledge about the Medicare drug benefit. Also, for the first time, the tracking poll shows seniors are as likely to say that they have a favorable impression of the drug benefit as an unfavorable one. The Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey was conducted and analyzed by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation. A nationally representative sample…
May/June 2005 Kaiser Health Poll Report - Toplines The May/June Kaiser Health Poll Report featured topic explores the public's views on long-term care. The featured topic includes current expectations about paying for nursing home care, views on nursing homes, and attitudes about the government's role in regulating nursing home quality. The featured topic uses data from the latest Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey as well as previous surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The May/June…
While Americans of all ages are most likely to get information about health and health care mainly from traditional media sources, there are significant generational differences in their reliance on other sources of health information, according to the latest Kaiser Health Poll Report survey. For example, younger Americans are more likely than older adults to say they get health information from friends and family (25% of ages 18-29, versus 13% of ages 30-49 and 9%…
Kaiser has prepared this survey of more than 7,000 people in G7 nations in advance of the Group of 8 meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland. Public opinion in the countries (Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States) shows similarities among the nations on whether progress is being made on HIV/AIDS, if other countries are spending too little, and whether spending will lead to meaningful progress in slowing the epidemic. The survey was…
Kaiser has prepared this survey of more than 7,000 people in G7 nations in advance of the Group of 8 meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland. Public opinion in the countries (Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States) shows similarities among the nations on whether progress is being made on HIV/AIDS, if other countries are spending too little, and whether spending will lead to meaningful progress in slowing the epidemic. The survey was…
National Survey of the Public's Views About Medicaid This national survey of the public reveals that Americans view the Medicaid program positively and are reluctant to see state and federal cuts to the program. The survey also asked the public about their knowledge of the Medicaid program. Chartpack Toplines
National Survey of the Public's Views About Medicaid - Toplines This toplines document provides key findings from the national survey of the public on their views about Medicaid. The survey was conducted in April and May of 2005. The survey includes findings on Americans' personal experience with Medicaid, their knowledge of the program, and their opinion about the program's coverage and funding by the state and federal government. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
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