Health Affairs Issue Focuses on Health Reform June 8, 2010 Perspective The June 2010 issue of the journal Health Affairs is dedicated to health reform, and “begins to tackle the hundreds of implementation issues inherent in health reform and offers prescriptions for averting trouble,” according to Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer. The issue features an article by Kaiser researchers examining past and present…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — June 2010 June 2, 2010 Poll Finding The start of summer finds Americans remain divided on the health reform law, but favorable views of the new law increased seven percentage points over the past month to 48 percent, compared to 41 percent who have “generally unfavorable” views and 10 percent who have yet to make up their…
Survey of People Who Purchase Their Own Insurance June 1, 2010 Poll Finding While most people in the U.S. get health insurance through their employer, about 14 million people under age 65 have coverage through the non-group or individual market, which has faced scrutiny recently in news reports about some insurers’ steep rate increases and in the market reforms in the new health…
Confusion Declines, but Remains Widespread in KFF May Tracking Poll May 16, 2010 Perspective Confusion over the new health reform law declined but remains widespread, with 44 percent of the public saying they were confused in May, compared to 55 percent in April. Moreover, more than a third of Americans (35%) say they do not understand what the impact of the law will be…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — May 2010 May 1, 2010 Poll Finding Confusion over the new health reform law declined but remains widespread, with 44 percent of the public saying they were confused in May, compared to 55 percent in April. Moreover, more than a third of Americans (35%) say they do not understand what the impact of the law will be…
Americans Remain Divided on Health Reform But Are Confused About The Law And How And When It Will Affect Them April 22, 2010 News Release Many Provisions That Take Effect in 2010 Are Popular and Have Bipartisan Support Cable News Tops List of the Public’s “Most Important” Information Sources MENLO PARK, Calif. –The first Kaiser Health Tracking Poll fielded since the passage of health reform last month finds that 8 in 10 Americans know that…
Health and the Economy in the Detroit Area April 1, 2010 Poll Finding 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…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2010 April 1, 2010 Poll Finding The first Kaiser Health Tracking Poll fielded since the passage of health reform last month finds that 8 in 10 Americans know that President Obama signed the legislation into law. But 55 percent say they are confused about the law and more than half (56%) say they don’t yet have…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — March 2010 March 28, 2010 Poll Finding The March Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds the public still divided on health reform legislation, with 46 percent of Americans backing the reform proposals on Capitol Hill, 42 percent opposing them and 12 percent saying they aren’t sure. Six in 10 Americans say they have heard little or nothing about…
Americans Remain Split On Stalled Health Care Legislation, but Some Provisions Popular Among Majorities of Democrats, Independents and Republicans February 23, 2010 News Release Most See Delays As Driven By Politics Rather Than Policy MENLO PARK, CA – The latest Kaiser Tracking Poll finds the public still split on health care reform legislation, with 43 percent in favor and 43 percent opposed. However, the poll also finds that majorities of Americans of all political…
