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Health News Index March/April, 2000 The March/April 2000 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the Supreme Court's ruling on the the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regulate the marketing of tobacco products.
Health News Index November/December, 1999 The November/December 1999 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about Medical Errors and UnitedHealth Group's Policy Change.
Health News Index September/October, 1999 The September/October 1999 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the uninsured, Patients' Rights and health care reform proposals by democratic presidential candidates.
Toplines This is a copy of the results of a telephone survey conducted on a random, national sample of nearly 4,000 African American, Latino and white adults, 18 years of age and older. The questions were designed to reveal what each respondent believed about the impact of race and ethnicity on medical care today.
News Release Americans Willing to Pay for Improving Schools Public Approves of Higher Taxes for Schools, but Insists on Fairness in How the Money Is Spent; Support Weak for Vouchers, Unclear for Charter Schools A new survey on education released today shows that Americans think education is so important they are willing to pay substantially…
A new survey conducted by National Public Radio/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government looks at Americans' views on public schools and education. The survey finds strong support across the board for many improvements, even if it means paying higher taxes.
Health News Index July/August, 1999 The July/August 1999 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the White House Medicare Proposal and the Patients' Bill of Rights.
A national random survey of 1053 doctors and 768 nurses on their experiences with and attitudes towards health plans.
Health News Index May/June, 1999 The May/June 1999 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about Gun Control and Youth Violence.
National Survey of Americans on Social SecurityA new survey conducted by National Public Radio/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government looks at Americans' knowledge and attitudes about Social Security and retirement. The survey finds the public considers Social Security a very important government program and keeping it financially stable a top priority.
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