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Medicare 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 More Views about the Quality of Long-Term Care Services in the United States – Chartpack
The Nursing Home Reform Law, part of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA ’87), was passed twenty years ago with hopes of improving the quality of nursing homes throughout the United States. Today, however, there are still concerns about the progress that has been achieved since this legislation and…
Poll Finding Read More Survey about U.S. Role in Global Health Reports That Americans Want Take Care of Problems at Home First in a Recession, But Say Don’t Cut Funding For Global Health and Development
Two-thirds of the public supports maintaining (39%) or increasing (26%) U.S. government funding to improve health in developing countries, while fewer than a quarter (23%) say the government is spending too much on global health, according to this survey of the American people’s attitudes towards U.S. global health and development…
Poll Finding Read More Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — September 2010
Six months since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and a month and a half before the midterm congressional elections, Kaiser’s September Health Tracking Poll finds the public remains divided on the new law. Public confusion over the new health law has risen to its highest…
Poll Finding Read More Public Opinion Data Note: Health Care In the Swing States and Among Swing Voters
The Kaiser Family Foundation has put together a short Public Opinion Data Note analyzing recent polling about the importance of health care as an issue in the swing states for the upcoming November 2, 2004 elections. Public Opinion Data Note (.pdf)
Poll Finding Read More National Survey of the Public’s Views About Medicaid – Chartpack
This chartpack provides key findings from the national survey of the public on their views about Medicaid. The survey was conducted in April and May of 2005. The survey includes findings on Americans' personal experience with Medicaid, their knowledge of the program, and their opinion about the program's coverage and…
Report Read More Summary: Health Poll Report Survey: Voters on Health Care and the 2006 Elections
This Kaiser Health Poll Report Summary examines voters’ views and worries on health care and other issues in light of the upcoming November 7, 2006, Congressional elections. The nationally representative telephone survey was conducted between Oct. 5 and Oct. 10 among 1,052 registered voters. It was conducted and analyzed by…
Poll Finding Read More Key Findings: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – October 2007
This document presents key findings from the October 2007 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008, which tracks changes in the saliency of health as a political and policy priority, what the public’s priorities are for a health reform plan and whether any candidates are breaking through with the public with their…
Poll Finding Read More Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services — Toplines
Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services – ToplinesThe Nursing Home Reform Law, part of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA ’87), was passed twenty years ago with hopes of improving the quality of nursing homes throughout the United States. Today, however, there are…
Poll Finding Read More Survey of Low-Wage Workers
This survey by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University provides a detailed look at the real life experiences and views of low-wage workers and assesses their financial challenges, including difficulties obtaining and paying for health care, their views about their financial and job situations and their…
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