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Health News Index – September/October 2000
Health News Index September/October, 2000 The September/October 2000 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/HarvardSchool of Public Health, Health News Index includes questions about how closely the public is following and how well they understand major health stories covered in the news during September, including stories about presidential candidates Al Gore…
Poll Finding Read MoreAdditional Findings from the National Surveys of Doctors and Pharmacists
Two Kaiser Family Foundation national surveys of doctors and pharmacists examine additional findings on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues. The topics covered in the surveys include views and experiences with medical errors and quality issues, use of health care information technology, prescription drug…
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)
Poll Finding Read MoreSeniors and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
The survey, which assessed seniors’ views of and experiences with the Medicare drug benefit, was conducted November 9-19 by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. It included a nationally representative sample of 718 seniors, including 275 who reported being enrolled in a Medicare drug plan.…
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