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With open enrollment in new health coverage options created under the Affordable Care Act set to begin in October, much of the public remains confused about the status of the law. The April 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll provides a rough baseline of public awareness of the ACA before more intensive consumer information and consumer assistance efforts begin.
Majority-say-they-dont-understand-how-ACA-will-impact-them-polling Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 5-10, 2013)
Majority_Say_They_Dont_Understand_How_ACA_Will_Impact_Them Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted March 5-10, 2013)
Three years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the March 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a majority of Americans are unsure how the law will impact them, and few are paying attention to the details of state-level decisions about implementation.
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).
Reported HIV Testing Rates Relatively Flat, Including Among Young Adults Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation surveys.
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)
Most Wrongly Believe Uninsured Population Dominated by Unemployed Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation surveys; Sept. 1999 survey by Families USA/Health Insurance Association of America
Seven in Ten Say Medicare Needs Changes To Stay Sustainable Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted September 13-19, 2012)
Seniors Most Likely To Say Medicare Is Working Well 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)
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