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  • The Public, Health Care Reform, and Views on Repeal

    Perspective

    With the U.S. House of Representatives scheduled to vote on repeal of the health reform law next week, the latest Kaiser Family Foundation data note revisits some recent public opinion findings on the topic. Kaiser’s December Health Tracking Poll found the public divided on the question of repeal: one in four (26 percent) wanted to repeal the law in its entirety; 25 percent wanted to repeal parts of the law and keep other parts; one…

  • The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the 112th Congress

    Poll Finding

    Though the public remains divided on health reform overall, opposition to the new law ticked upward in January as Republicans ramped up efforts to repeal it, according to a survey conducted by researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. The survey also showed that there is no groundswell of public support for overturning the law, that many individual components of the legislation remain popular across the political spectrum and…

  • Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — December 2010

    Feature

    As 2010 draws to a close, the latest tracking poll shows the public still divided in their views of the health reform law, a sentiment largely unchanged since the law’s enactment in March. Forty-two percent of Americans say they have a generally favorable view of the law, while 41 percent have a generally unfavorable view of it. Seniors, generally more critical of the law than younger people, seem to be softening in their opposition as…

  • Holiday Reminder

    Perspective

    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.  The drive to pass the health reform law was struggling, and it would struggle even more in the following weeks after the senatorial special election in Massachusetts.  I wondered whether we had lost track of what propelled health care to the top of…

  • Kaiser December Tracking Poll: Public Remains Divided on Health Reform Law; Significant Number of People Struggle Financially

    Perspective

    As 2010 draws to a close, the latest tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows the public still divided in their views of the health reform law, a sentiment largely unchanged since the law’s enactment in March. Forty-two percent of Americans say they have a generally favorable view of the law, while 41 percent have a generally unfavorable view of it. As the weak economy continues, the survey finds that a significant number of…

  • Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — November 2010

    Feature

    The November 2010 tracking poll was conducted in the days following the mid-term election that resulted in major gains for Republicans, including a shift in control of the House of Representatives. The survey attempts to gauge what role health reform played in voters’ decisions, and to measure the current public mood about the health reform law. The poll finds that voters say health care reform was a factor that influenced their vote, but not a…

  • Kaiser Polling Data Note Finds Regional Differences in Views of Health Reform Law

    Perspective

    Based on the November Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, the latest KFF data note examines regional differences in Americans’ views of the new health reform law. Although many states in the American South and West stand to be disproportionately eligible for federal funds under the new law, the analysis finds that opinions of the law play out quite differently in these regions. Those living in the Western and Northeastern United States are more likely to view…

  • Non-Voters and Health Reform: Indifference and Confusion Over the New Law

    Perspective

    The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll assessed the role health reform played in voters’1 decisions in the midterm elections and the public’s overall mood towards the health reform law. This blog post focuses on a different group, people who say they are not registered or did not vote in last week’s election, and examines how their views on the health reform law differ from those that said they did vote. As is usually the case,…