Eroding Access among Nonelderly Adults with Chronic Conditions: Ten Years of Change July 1, 2008 Report A Kaiser study published as a Health Affairs web-exclusive article finds the number of working-age adults who have major chronic conditions grew by 25 percent between 1997 and 2006 and those without health coverage in this group experienced substantial erosion in access to health care. The study also reveals that…
Children’s Media Use and Sleep Problems: Issues and Unanswered Questions May 30, 2008 Issue Brief Research shows that most children and adolescents do not get enough high-quality sleep, and that their sleep times appear to have declined over the last two decades. Coinciding with this trend has been the rise in popularity of new media forms including the Internet, video games, cell phones and DVDs.…
NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey: The Public on Requiring Individuals to Have Health Insurance February 1, 2008 Poll Finding This survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health examines how the public views different approaches for expanding health coverage, including provisions that would require individuals to purchase insurance or parents to obtain coverage for their children.…
NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey – Children’s OTC Cold Medicines: The Public, and Parents, Weigh In: Toplines November 30, 2007 Poll Finding These toplines present detailed survey results from a November 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health on the public’s views of over-the-counter children’s cold and cough medications in the wake of recent concerns regarding their safety and effectiveness. A nationally…
NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey — Children’s OTC Cold Medicines: The Public, and Parents, Weigh In November 30, 2007 Poll Finding This survey from NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s views of over-the-counter children’s cold and cough medications in the wake of recent concerns regarding their safety and effectiveness. The poll was conducted after an FDA advisory panel recommended that children under…
Toplines: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – October 2007 October 25, 2007 Poll Finding This document contains the detailed toplines from the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – October 2007. Toplines (.pdf)
NPR/KFF/HSPH Survey: Public Views on SCHIP Reauthorization: Summary September 30, 2007 Poll Finding This summary provides an overview of the results of an October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health on the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization. Summary (.pdf)
New Survey Indicates Medicaid Enrollment Declines For First Time In Nearly A Decade September 30, 2007 Event The annual 50-state survey of state officials on Medicaid and state budget actions reports enrollment in Medicaid declined for the first time in nearly a decade. The 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 was driven primarily by two factors. States reported that the new citizenship documentation requirements were…
Characteristics of Frequent Emergency Department Users September 29, 2007 Report The increased use of U.S. hospital emergency departments has received considerable attention from both the health care community and policymakers in recent years. This analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the demographic and health characteristics of people who frequently visit the emergency room to help understand why their utilization…
Awareness and Perceptions of the Movie “Sicko” August 1, 2007 Poll Finding An August 2007 poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the potential impact of Michael Moore’s documentary “Sicko.” The survey finds that although only 4% of adults say they have watched it, almost half (46%) had seen the movie or heard or read something about it a little over…