Holiday Reminder
Like you, the holidays always make me think about those who are less fortunate. Last year around this time, I wrote a"Holiday Reminder" column about the health reform debate and people's economic difficulties.
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Like you, the holidays always make me think about those who are less fortunate. Last year around this time, I wrote a"Holiday Reminder" column about the health reform debate and people's economic difficulties.
Fewer Want To Expand Medicaid After Hearing Their State Could Spend More Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress (conducted January 3-9, 2013)…
Majority Want No Spending Cuts to Education, Medicare or Social Security Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health, The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress (conducted January 3-9, 2013)…
Share Naming HIV/AIDS As Most Urgent Health Problem Declines Over Long Term Download Source Gallup surveys (1987, 1991, 1992); Los Angeles Times Survey (1990); Kaiser Family Foundation surveys (1995-2012)…
One Quarter Of Public Reports Having Problems Paying Medical Bills, Majority Have Delayed Care Due To Cost Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted May 8-14, 2012)…
Trends in Partisan Views of the ACA Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls…
This study analyzes the volume and content of political ads mentioning health care issues that aired in 2014 through Oct. 15, as well as health insurance spots promoting specific insurance products or encouraging enrollment in marketplace plans. It finds that about 14 percent of political ads in all races mention the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare or any of the law's specific provisions, mostly in a negative way.
About Half of Uninsured Expect To Find Coverage in the Coming Months, Though Another Quarter Say They Won't Because They Do Not Believe They Can Find an Affordable Plan Following the Nov.
The January 2015 Kaiser Health Policy News Index finds fewer than 3 in 10 Americans report paying attention to recent health policy news stories; considerably less than the shares who report following national and international news stories such as tension between the police and the mayor in New York City and the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.
This document provides key findings from a USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard survey examining Americans’ views on, and experiences with, prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry, including drug costs, advertisements, safety issues, government regulation and medical research. Summary and Charts (.
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