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Americans’ Views on the U.S. Role in Global Health

Jan 20, 2016

Poll Finding

The Kaiser Family Foundation has tracked public opinion on global health issues in-depth since 2009. This most recent survey examines views on U.S. spending on health in developing countries and perceptions of barriers and challenges to making progress on the issue. Two-thirds of Americans (65 percent) overall and majorities of Democrats, independents and Republicans alike, say that the United States should play at least a major role in world affairs, including roughly one in five…

Primary Care Physicians Accepting Medicare: A Snapshot

Oct 30, 2015

Issue Brief

This Data Note presents findings on reported acceptance of Medicare patients among non-pediatric primary care physicians, based on data from the Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers. In addition to comparing physicians’ acceptance of Medicare to private insurance and Medicaid, this Data Note also explores the characteristics of non-pediatric primary care physicians who accept new Medicare patients and who have greater shares of Medicare patients in their caseloads.

Health Care Experiences of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Adults

Dec 3, 2024

Issue Brief

A new issue brief based on focus groups conducted by KFF among NHPI adults living in Hawaii and the continental U.S. highlights barriers NHPI people face when accessing health care, including geographic isolation, limited system capacity, and language access. In their own words, participants describe both positive and negative experiences in health care settings and discuss concerns about mental health in their communities.

Public Opinion on the Future of Medicaid: Results from the KFF Medicaid Unwinding Survey and KFF Health Tracking Poll

Jun 4, 2024

Feature

While majorities tend to support expanding Medicaid in non-expansion states and keeping Medicaid funding as is, differences arise in comparing the opinions of Medicaid enrollees and the general public.

KFF Health Tracking Poll – Late April 2020: Coronavirus, Social Distancing, and Contact Tracing

Apr 24, 2020

Issue Brief

This poll examines the public's stance on the coronavirus outbreak and the social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions as well as the public's willingness to download apps to their phones to help public health officials with contact tracing,.

Public Attitudes Towards the Coronavirus Outbreak in Highly Affected Counties

Apr 29, 2020

Policy Watch

Americans’ attitudes and views on the coronavirus outbreak differ based on whether they live in an area that was harder hit by the pandemic, but these differences are not as large as some might expect.

When Will The Unemployed Go Back To Work? Many Laid Off Workers Expect To Get Jobs Back In The Short-Term But Experts Caution About Long-Term Unemployment

May 4, 2020

Policy Watch

While workers who have lost their jobs or had their employment impacted by coronavirus are incredibly optimistic about how quickly they will regain their previous employment or income, among economic experts there is a lot of uncertainty about when the U.S. economy will come back.

Potential Impact of California v. Texas Decision on Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

Sep 22, 2020

Issue Brief

The Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this November in California v. Texas. This fact sheet summarizes the major provisions of the ACA, illustrating the breadth of its changes to the health care system. If all of most of the ACA is struck down, many of these provisions could be eliminated.

Voters Are Souring on President Trump’s Handling of Coronavirus, with Implications for November

Aug 17, 2020

Policy Watch

As the country struggles to get a handle on the coronavirus pandemic and prepares for the 2020 election, this analysis finds that, while voters are increasingly negative in their evaluations of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic, he continues to garner strong support among Republican voters – even those living in areas disproportionately impacted by the virus.

A Year of Crisis: How COVID-19 Upended the Election’s Focus on Health Care Policy—Or Did It?

Oct 23, 2020

Perspective

In this post, Ashley Kirzinger and Mollyann Brodie examine how the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises shook up the mix of issues voters care about without changing the 2020 presidential race's core dynamic as a referendum on President Trump's first term in office.

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