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2011 Survey of DC Residents
Poll FindingThe Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation partnered to conduct a survey examining the opinions of Washington, D.C., residents on a wide range of issues including health care.
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A Closer Look at Perceptions of HIV in Hard Hit Areas
Poll FindingIn June 2011, the Kaiser Family Foundation released its eighth major survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS to examine national public opinion toward HIV/AIDS.
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Survey of Health Insurance Agents: Assessing Trends in the Individual and Small Group Insurance Markets
Poll FindingThis 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 small businesses purchasing health insurance.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 — April 2008
Poll FindingAn April 2008 poll finds that health care costs rank among Americans’ top personal economic problems, and their struggles to deal with those costs have affected both their financial well-being and their family’s health care.
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Health Care and the Economy in Two Swing States: A Look at Ohio and Florida
Poll FindingTwo new surveys by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health examine the pocketbook problems facing people in Ohio and Florida -- two presidential swing states -- including their struggles with gas prices, getting and keeing a well-paying job and affording health care.
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Chartpack: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2009
Poll FindingThis 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.
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Toplines: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2009
Poll FindingThis document contains the toplines 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.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – June 2009
Poll FindingThe June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds remarkable stability in public opinion on health reform as Congressional committees begin to hone in on the details of their health reform bills and debate intensifies.