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  • Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index September/October 1998

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    Health News Index September/October, 1998 The September/October 1998 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, Late Term Abortions and Emergency Contraception. The survey is based on a national sample of 1,202 Americans conducted October 10-18, 1998 which measures public knowledge on health stories covered in the news media during the previous month. The Health News Index is designed…

  • Sex in the 90s: 1998 National Survey of Americans on Sex and Sexual Health

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    This survey takes an in-depth look at Americans' attitudes about sex and sexual health issues in the 90s, including sex education, sex in the media, sexually transmitted disease and unintended pregnancy, and how we talk (or not) about sexual issues with children and partners. TOPLINE Download

  • Summary of Findings: Privatization of Public Hospitals

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    This Summary presents background, findings, and data from the Economic and Social Research Institute's (ESRI) full report, Privatization of Public Hospitals. Section I provides background about public hospital conversions, including the role of public hospitals, reasons for conversion, the mechanisms of conversion and new ownership entities, and analysis of national and regional public hospital data. Section II provides a discussion of the five case studies of public hospital conversions and the key findings from the…

  • Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, July/August 1998

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    Health News Index July/August, 1998 The July/August 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about Patients' Rights and Medicare. The survey is based on a national random sample of 1,200 Americans which measures public knowledge of health stories covered by the news media during the previous month. The Health News Index is designed to help the news media and people…

  • The Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, May/June 1998

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    Health News Index May/June, 1998 The May/June 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about Viagra and Social Security. The survey is based on a national random sample of 1,202 Americans conducted June 12-18, 1998 which measures the public's knowledge of health stories covered in the news media during the previous month. The Health News Index is designed to help…

  • Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey of Latinos on HIV/AIDS

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    A random-sample national survey of 802 Latino adults, 18 years and older. The survey, designed by staff at the Foundation and conducted by telephone in both English and Spanish by Princeton Survey Research Associates (PSRA), examines Latino's knowledge, values and beliefs with respect to HIV and AIDS. The survey data is also broken down into subgroups within the Latino community including women, young adults, parents, opinion leaders, and those with less education and lower incomes.…

  • Kaiser/Harvard Health News Index, March/April 1998

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    Health News Index March/April, 1998 The March/April 1998 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Health News Index includes questions about major health issues covered in the news, including questions about Cancer and Social Security. The survey is based on a national random sample of 1,201 Americans conducted April 17-27, 1998 which measures public knowledge of health stories covered by news media during the previous month. The Health News Index is designed to help the news…

  • Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health:  Update on Americans’ Views and Experiences in Managed Care

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    Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans' Views and Experiences in Managed Care The Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University School of Public Health: Update on Americans' Views and Experiences in Managed Care is based on findings from the April 1998 Kaiser Harvard News Interest Index. The survey was designed and analyzed by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University. Nationwide interviews were conducted by telephone with 1,201 adults, 18 years…

  • Survey of Americans on Gender

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    This Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard University survey examines Americans' opinions, perceptions and attitudes regarding gender and interactions between the sexes. A series of five related surveys were used to paint an up-to-date picture of gender issues in work place and on the home front, including sexual harassment, the division of household tasks, parenting roles, and the joys and challenges of marriage today. The surveys find that the rules of the game are changing, both at work and…

  • For-Profit Health Care Companies: Trends and Issues – Fact Sheet

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    The rapid growth of managed care has brought with it a growing connection between the stock market and health care organizations. Health care services have evolved from being delivered by physicians and tax exempt institutions to a market-driven industry attracting investment capital from numerous sources. The market capitalization, or total stock value, of the relatively young HMO industry grew from a little over $3 billion in 1987 to almost $39 billion in 1997 - an…