Issues in the 2000 Election: Values September 1, 2000 Poll Finding The Washington Post/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University national survey on “” is the third in a series of surveys examining policy issues in the 2000 national elections. This survey, conducted September 7 -17, 2000, of a nationally representative sample of registered voters also included an oversample of “Values” registered…
Health News Index – July/August 2000 August 1, 2000 Poll Finding Health News Index July/August, 2000 The July/August 2000 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/HarvardSchool of Public Health, Health News Index includes questions about major health stories covered in the news, including questions about the Supreme Court’s recent decisions and House action on proposals for providing drug coverage to seniors. The…
Issues in the 2000 Election: Health Care July 1, 2000 Poll Finding Issues in the 2000 Election: Health CareThe Washington Post/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University national survey on “Issues in the 2000 Election: Health Care” is the second in a series of surveys examining policy issues in the 2000 national elections. This survey, conducted July 5-18, 2000, of a nationally representative…
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer November 29, 2001 Fact Sheet An overview of the human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. and the cause of most cervical cancer. Fact Sheet
The Burden of Out-of-Pocket Health Spending Among Older Versus Younger Adults: Analysis from the Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1998-2003 August 30, 2007 Issue Brief UPDATED: An updated version of this analysis is now available online. Recent policy debate has focused on the issue of rising health care costs and whether it might be possible to control costs by requiring consumers to pay a larger share of their health care costs out of pocket. While…
Toplines: Awareness and Perceptions of the Movie “Sicko” August 1, 2007 Poll Finding Toplines: Awareness and Perceptions of the Movie “Sicko”This document contains the detailed toplines from the survey Awareness and Perceptions of the Movie “Sicko”: Selected Findings from the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008. Toplines (.pdf) For results from the full August 2007 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008, go to:…
Survey Brief: Political Independents and Health Care August 7, 2007 Poll Finding With the 2008 presidential race well underway, some analysts believe that political independents will play a key role in the final vote. In July 2007, The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University released a Survey of Political Independents exploring the views and priorities of these voters on…
Toplines – Health Tracking Poll — March 2007 July 6, 2007 Poll Finding This document contains the detailed toplines from the first Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008, which is tracking changes in the saliency of health as a political and policy priority, what the public’s priorities are for a health reform plan and whether any candidates are breaking through with the public…
Chartpack: Massachusetts Health Reform Tracking Survey June 1, 2007 Poll Finding This chartpack highlights key results from the June 2007 Kaiser/Harvard/BCBSMA Foundation poll of Massachusetts residents on the new health reform law. Chartpack (.pdf)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care July 30, 2000 Fact Sheet Racial and ethnic groups in the United States continue to experience major differences in health status compared to the majority white population. Although many factors affect health status, the lack of health insurance and other barriers to obtaining health services markedly diminish minorities’ use of both preventive services and medical…