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  • Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – Late Summer 2018: The Election, Pre-Existing Conditions, and Surprises on Medical Bills

    Feature

    The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll continues to find pre-existing conditions as a widespread concern with most Americans saying it is very important that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) protections for people with pre-existing conditions remain law. With health care costs continuing to be a major topic in the 2018 campaigns, the poll looks at the public’s experiences with unexpected medical bills and finds that this tops a list of possible problems people could face.…

  • What Does the Public Know and Think About Zika?

    Feature

    This slideshow provides an aggregated summary of Kaiser Family Foundation’s latest poll findings on the Zika virus. Results include how much Americans know about the virus, how worried they are about it, and what role they believe the government should be playing to fight its spread.

  • Chartpack: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2009

    Poll Finding

    This document contains the chartpack from the April Health Tracking Poll. The survey was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and was conducted April 2 through April 8, 2009, among a nationally representative random sample of 1,203 adults ages 18 and older. Telephone interviews conducted by landline (902) and cell phone (301, including 98 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in English and Spanish. The margin of…

  • Survey Brief: Views and Experiences with HIV Testing in the U.S.

    Issue Brief

    This survey brief, based on the 2009 Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS, takes a deeper look at the U.S. public's attitudes towards and reported experiences with HIV testing, including which groups are most likely to report being tested for HIV, reasons for being tested or not being tested, communications with doctors and partners about HIV/AIDS, information needs related to testing, and perceptions of testing-related stigma. Survey Brief (.pdf)

  • Survey of Low-Wage Workers

    Poll Finding

    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 hopes and expectations for the future. The Survey of Low-Wage Workers is the 17th in a series generated under this three-way partnership. The partners worked…

  • Key Findings: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – August 2008

    Poll Finding

    This document contains the key findings from the August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 poll. The poll involved a nationally representative random sample of 1,517 adults (including 1,362 who say they were registered to vote), who were interviewed by telephone between July 29 and August 6, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the total sample and for registered voters is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results based on subgroups, the sampling…

  • Americans Are Divided About Health Reform Proposals Overall, But the Public, Including Critics, Becomes More Supportive When Told About Key Provisions

    Poll Finding

    Embargoed for release until:January 22, 2010 For further information contact:Rakesh Singh, (650) 854-9400, RSingh@kff.orgChrisLee (202) 347-5270, CLee@kff.org Americans AreDivided About Health Reform Proposals Overall, But the Public, IncludingCritics, Becomes More Supportive When Told About Key Provisions MENLO PARK, CA –A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds thatAmericans are divided over congressional health reform proposals, but also thatlarge shares of people, including skeptics, become more supportive after beingtold about many of the major provisions in the…

  • Policy and Political Implications of the Supreme Court Case on the Affordable Care Act

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    Event

    This webcast features a Kaiser Family Foundation briefing held on March 14, 2012, examining the policy and political implications of the pending U.S. Supreme Court case on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). At the briefing, the Foundation released new polling data on the public’s views about the case as well as their more general views about the health reform law. Participants included: Kaiser President and CEO Drew Altman (moderator)Joe Onek, Principal, The Raben Group Sheila…

  • Role of Government Survey

    Poll Finding

    The Foundation, as part of The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University partnership series, conducted a poll to examine the public's views on the government and its role. The Role of Government Survey is the 20th in a series of surveys dating back to 1995 that have been conducted as part of this partnership project. Toplines (.pdf) Read The Washington Post articles on the survey:Beyond the tea party: What Americans really think of governmentEnergized GOP can…

  • KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Parents and the Pandemic

    Poll Finding

    This report examines attitudes and views of parents as children head back to school amidst the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant. Nearly half of parents of children ages 12-17, who are currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, say their child has already been vaccinated or will get the vaccine right away. The report examines parents' vaccine concerns and attitudes towards vaccine and mask mandates in schools.