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Data Note: 5 Charts About Public Opinion on Medicaid
A quick look at the public’s view of Medicaid, the government health insurance and long-term care program for low-income adults and children, from recent KFF polls. #1 Public Holds Favorable Views Of Medicaid A large majority of the public has a favorable view of the Medicaid program. Most recently, the…
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NPR/KFF/HSPH Survey: Public Views on SCHIP Reauthorization: Topline
These toplines present detailed survey results from an October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health on the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization. Toplines (.pdf)
Poll Finding Read MorePulling it Together: About Kaiser Health News
There is lots of apocalyptic talk these days about the collapse of the newspaper industry and the challenges facing news organizations. There is even talk of the unimaginable, my hometown paper The Boston Globe shutting down. Surely they know that Red Sox Nation cannot exist without the Globe Sports pages.…
Perspective Read MoreMost Americans Oppose Converting Medicaid to a Block Grant in Order to Reduce the Federal Deficit
New Poll Finds Support For Medicaid May Be Linked to Broad Ties To The Program, With Half of Americans Reporting A Personal Connection 1 in 5 Adults Has Received Medicaid Benefits Over Time, And For Most, Experiences Were Positive, Although One Third Of Them Report Having Had Problems Finding A…
News Release Read MoreChartpack: Giving Voice to the People of New Orleans: The Kaiser Post-Katrina Baseline Survey
This chartpack provides key findings from a May 2007 Kaiser Family Foundation report on a major house-to-house survey on the experiences and challenges facing residents of the New Orleans area. Chartpack (.pdf)
Poll Finding Read MoreHealth and the Economy in the Detroit Area
One year after the federal government intervened to aid the automakers, the Foundation along with The Washington Post and Harvard School of Public Health surveyed the residents of the tri-county Detroit area of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties to ask about their views and experiences in the midst of the…
Poll Finding Read MoreA Study of Media Coverage of Health Policy 1997-2000
The debate over President Clinton’s national health care reform plan put health care policy at the forefront of the national agenda in 1993 and 1994. After the end of that debate, it remained to be seen whether or not health policy would hold the media’s and the public s interest…
Poll Finding Read MoreKaiser Health Poll Report – October 2002
A broad and informative bimonthly report, the new Kaiser Health Poll Report provides key tracking information, including historical trends and in-depth analysis of public opinion about hot health care topics. The current Featured Topic contains additional trends in public knowledge and attention to news about seniors and prescription drugs, as…
Poll Finding Read MoreNational Survey of Physicians 2006: Full Topline Results
National Survey of Physicians 2006: Full Topline Results These toplines provide additional findings from a 2006 national survey of physicians on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues. Toplines (.pdf)
Poll Finding Read MoreNewsHour/Kaiser Survey Underscores Difficulties Faced by Those Without Health Insurance
The National Survey on the Uninsured from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and the Kaiser Family Foundation is this year's first nationwide survey on Americans' attitudes about the growing uninsured population and the difficulties uninsured people face getting medical care. The survey also assesses public attitudes on options to address…
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