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  • Kaiser Survey on Americans and AIDS/HIV

    Poll Finding

    The is a national random-sample telephone survey of 1,211 adults, 18 years and older, including over samples of 250 African Americans and 250 Hispanics. Chartpack (.pdf) Toplines/Survey (.pdf)

  • Testimony on the National Governors’ Association Proposal on Medicaid – Report

    Report

    Hearing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Commerce on the National Governors Association Proposal on Medicaid Testimony of Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Executive Director, Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid and Senior Vice President, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation March 6, 1996 Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, for this opportunity to provide some perspective on the recent proposal of the National Governors Association for Medicaid reform and its…

  • Why Don’t Americans Trust the Government?

    Poll Finding

    This Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard survey examines public understanding, perceptions, and attitudes about the role of government and public mistrust. Articles as part of this series by The Washington Post ran from Sunday January 28, 1996 through February 4, 1996. Topline Download

  • Perceptions and Reality: How Safe Is the Pill? The Role of the Media, Healthcare Providers, and the

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    Q4a. Thinking about where you get information about contraceptionand birth control, was your physician a major source, minor sourceor not a source at all of information about contraception/birthcontrol for you? (Rotate) NationalMenWomenMajor source 48% 32% 64% Minor source 17% 19% 15% Not a source at all 32% 46% 19% Don't know 2% 2% * Don't know 1% 1% * Q4b. Thinking about where you get information about contraceptionand birth control, was nurse or other health…

  • National Survey on Public Perceptions about Contraception

    Poll Finding

    A national random-sample telephone survey conducted between January 19-21, 1996 on Americans perceptions of the risks and benefits associated with oral contraceptives, or The Pill. The survey finds that many American men and women have at least some concerns about the safety of oral contraceptives. These findings were presented at a briefing in New York on January 31, 1996, co-sponsored by Kaiser Family Foundation, the National Press Foundation and The Alan Guttmacher Institute. TOPLINE Download…

  • Perceptions and Reality: How Safe Is the Pill? The Role of the Media, Healthcare Providers, and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Shaping American Women’

    Fact Sheet

    Perceptions and Reality: How Safe Is the Pill? The Role of the Media, Healthcare Providers, and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Shaping American Women' A fact sheet, Q&A and resource list prepared for a media briefing that focused on public perceptions and knowledge of the safety of birth control pills compared with the real facts about the risks and benefits. In addition, the program addressed how new information about the health effects of contraception is communicated…

  • Risk Selection Issues Under Medicare Reform Proposals

    Report

    This report compares the provisions designed to guard against risk selection among the Medicare population in both the Congressional Balanced Budget Act of 1995 and in the President's budget plan released in December 1995. The report also explores provisions in both that may exacerbate the potential for risk selection. Report:

  • Talking With Kids About Tough Issues

    Report

    Talking With Kids About Tough Issues is a national campaign to support parents by Children Now and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. This guide for parents offers practical, concrete tips and techniques for talking easily and openly with young children ages 8 to 12 about tough issues: sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol. More about the campaign: Talk With Your Kids...before everyone else does