Source: Health Care Priorities: February 2004 (2)
To begin… What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important?
Asked of half sample
2-04
COSTS (NET)
44
Cost of prescription drugs/medicines
22
Cost of health care
18
Cost of insurance/affordable insurance
10
Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs)
2
SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET)
24
Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social Security)
11
Medicare
9
Coverage of rx drugs (for elderly/Medicare)
5
ACCESS TO CARE AND INSURANCE (NET)
23
Universal coverage / coverage for uninsured
16
Health care availability (general)
4
Health care for the poor
1
Access to health care – other (incl. staff cutbacks and difficulties w/pre-existing conditions)
2
MEDICAL CONDITIONS (NET)
17
AIDS/AIDS research/HIV
6
Cancer/Cancer Research
5
Medical Conditions/ Procedures – other
9
INSURANCE COMPANY CONCERNS (NET)
6
Health insurance (general)
5
HMO/Managed care concerns
1
OTHER POLICY (NET)
9
Children’s care/issues
2
Quality of care
2
Other policy/social issues (incl. abortion, drug abuse, Medicaid, etc.)
4
Note: Adds up to more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to give more than one answer.
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, conducted February 5-8, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,201.