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The Role of High-Income Seniors in Medicare Reforms: The Public’s Perspective
Medicare remains in the spotlight as policymakers and presidential candidates look for ways to rein in Medicare spending. One facet of the debate has centered on whether seniors with higher incomes should pay more for their coverage under Medicare. Based on data from the February 2012 Health Tracking Poll, this…
Poll Finding Read MorePublic Opinion Polling on Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility: Historic Trends and Current Nuances
Given the recent debate over raising the age of Medicare eligibility, it is useful to understand public opinion on the issue. This Data Note analyzes KFF’s historic trends and gives a current snapshot of public opinion on the proposal, with a special focus on how views differ by age, and…
Poll Finding Read MoreKaiser Health Tracking Poll — July 2010
The July Health Tracking Poll indicates overall public support for the health reform law is steady from June, while unfavorable views of the law have trended downward. Half the public (50%) now expresses a favorable view of the law, while 35 percent say they have an unfavorable opinion (down from…
Poll Finding Read MoreMedicare Prescription Drug Benefit Progress Report: Findings From A 2006 National Survey of Seniors
The share of seniors without drug coverage dropped significantly under Medicare’s new drug benefit, according to this August 2007 Health Affairs Web Exclusive article based on a Kaiser Family Foundation, Commonwealth Fund and Tufts-New England Medical Center survey of more than 16,000 seniors. Seniors with drug coverage from any source…
Event Read MoreMedicare Part D 2010 Data Spotlights
The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a collection of analyses related to the Part D Medicare stand-alone drug plan options available to seniors for calendar year 2010. Each of these spotlights focuses on a key aspect of the drug plans that will be available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2010 and…
Issue Brief Read MorePolling on Medicare Premium Support Systems Over Time
This data note reviews years of polling dating to 1995 to gauge public opinion on proposals to change Medicare to a premium support system, an idea embraced by GOP presidential nominee Governor Mitt Romney and rejected by President Obama. Under the proposed change, the federal government would provide people on Medicare a fixed amount of money that could be applied toward the cost of health insurance purchased either from private insurers or the traditional Medicare program. The data note outlines historical trends in public opinion on the issue, reviews recent results and examines possible reasons for variation in the findings of different polls.
Poll Finding Read MoreThe Medicare Drug Benefit: Beneficiary Perspectives Just Before Implementation – Toplines
These toplines provide the complete results from a comprehensive survey of seniors on their understanding of and views toward the Medicare drug benefit. The survey of 802 seniors was conducted in late October 2005, prior to the start of the benefit’s open enrollment period, which runs from Nov. 15, 2005…
Poll Finding Read MoreKey Findings: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — September 2009
This document contains the key findings from the September Health Tracking Poll. The survey was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and was conducted September 11 through September 18, 2009, among a nationally representative random sample of 1,203 adults ages 18 and older. Telephone…
Poll Finding Read MoreToplines: National Survey of Pharmacists, Findings on Medicare Part D
These toplines provide the results of a 2006 national survey of pharmacists on their views and experiences related to the new Medicare drug benefit.Topline (.pdf)
Poll Finding Read MoreToplines: June 2006 Kaiser Health Poll Report
These toplines include selected findings from the June 2006 Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey, a bimonthly survey designed to provide key tracking information on public opinion about health care topics.Toplines (.pdf)
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