The Swing States and Medicare September 1, 2012 Poll Finding The latest partnership poll from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation explores attitudes towards Medicare among registered voters in three swing states — Florida, Virginia, and Ohio. While the economy remains the top issue, in each state about four in ten voters say Medicare is an extremely important…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: August 2012 August 31, 2012 Poll Finding This poll, conducted as the GOP prepares for its national convention, finds that the Affordable Care Act is not the top health care priority among Republicans. While jobs are still the number one issue for Republicans, when asked about the health care issues that will impact their vote this fall,…
Dimensions of Partisanship Survey August 1, 2012 Poll Finding With the 2012 presidential elections approaching, The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation’s latest partnership survey gauged the American public’s attitudes toward the political system and toward major political issues. This survey is the 25th in a series of surveys dating back to 1995 that have been conducted as…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: July 2012 July 2, 2012 Poll Finding July’s second Health Tracking Poll reports in further depth on public opinion toward the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the wake of last month’s key Supreme Court decision. When it comes to the individual mandate, the Court’s verdict that the controversial provision is constitutional as a tax appears to have…
2012 Survey Of Americans On HIV/AIDS July 1, 2012 Poll Finding Leading up to the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a joint survey of the American public’s attitudes, awareness, and experiences related to HIV and AIDS. This survey is the 24th in a series of surveys dating back to 1995…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Early Reaction to Supreme Court Decision on the ACA June 29, 2012 Poll Finding This poll fielded following the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the heart of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finds a majority of Americans (56 percent) now say they would like to see the law’s detractors stop their efforts to block its implementation and move on to other national problems. Democrats overwhelmingly…
Kaiser Health Security Watch June 10, 2012 Poll Finding The Kaiser Health Security Watch uses Kaiser Health Tracking Poll data to measure the public’s health care-related problems and worries, including problems paying medical bills, skipping or delaying health care due to cost, and worrying about their future ability to pay for care and keep insurance. The Health Security Watch describes…
Survey of Health Insurance Agents: Assessing Trends in the Individual and Small Group Insurance Markets June 1, 2012 Poll Finding This nationally representative survey of 500 health insurance agents and brokers working in the individual and small group markets explores their outlook on market trends and views on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The survey finds that many agents are seeing steep increases in premiums and deductibles for individuals and…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — May 2012 May 2, 2012 Poll Finding The May Health Tracking Poll focuses on the public’s perceptions and reactions to women’s reproductive health reemerging as a heated issue in policy debates and news and its potential impact on the upcoming presidential election. Three in ten women (31 percent) overall believe that there is currently a “wide-scale effort…
The Role of High-Income Seniors in Medicare Reforms: The Public’s Perspective April 9, 2012 Poll Finding 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…
