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  • Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Women’s Health Policy

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    Women's Health Policy Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Women's Health Policy. IssueBackgroundReproductive HealthImproving Insurance Coverage and Affordability of CareBalancing Work and Family Health Care NeedsLong-Term CareClinical ResearchAssessing Candidate Positions Issue Health care is a major issue for women. Their greater health needs, longer lifespans, lower incomes, roles in their family’s health as mothers and caregivers, and reproductive health needs make their relationship with the health care system complex. Historically,…

  • Women’s Health Policy: Comparison of the Candidates’ Proposals

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    Women's Health Policy: Comparison of Candidate's Proposals Download a printable.pdf of this document Bush-Cheney1 Kerry-Edwards2 Reproductive Health Abortion Opposes all abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the woman’s life and opposes use of federal funds to support or promote abortion Supports so-called “partial birth abortion” ban, criminalizing certain abortions Supports mandatory parental consent Contraception No specific proposal outlined by campaign Sex Education Promotes abstinence-only education programs which do not include information…

  • Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care for Americans with Disabilities

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    Health Care for Americans with Disabilities Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care for Americans with Disabilities. IssueBackgroundHealth CoveragePrescription Drugs Under Public ProgramsCoverage of Long-Term Services and SupportsFinancing Medicaid and MedicareAssessing Candidate Positions Issue More than 50 million individuals, or roughly one in five Americans, have a disability. Diverse in health-care needs, levels of functioning, goals, and life circumstances, many count on Medicaid and Medicare to provide coverage for…

  • California Health Care Chartbook: Section 2: Health Status & Preventive Care, Access to Care, and Use of Services

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    California Health Care Chartbook: Key Data and Trends Section 2: Health Status, Health Risks, and Use of Health Services Download PDF of Section 2 The following exhibits can be found in the above PDF.Health StatusExhibit 2.1aSelf-Reported Health Status Among Adults, California and the United States, 1995 and 2002Exhibit 2.1bFair or Poor Self-Reported Health Status Among Adults, by Race/Ethnicity, California and the United States, 2002Exhibit 2.2aAge-Adjusted Mortality Rate, California and the United States, 1979-1999Exhibit 2.2bInfant Mortality…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: February 2002 (2)

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    To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample   2-02 COSTS (NET) 26 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 8 Cost of health care 10 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 6 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 4 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 22 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: April 2002 (2)

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    To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample   4-02 COSTS (NET) 24 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 9 Cost of health care 11 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 4 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 1 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 17 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: June 2002 (2)

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    To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample   6-02 COSTS (NET) 31 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 12 Cost of health care 15 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 5 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 2 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 16 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: October 2002 (2)

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    To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample   10-02 COSTS (NET) 35 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 16 Cost of health care 17 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 7 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 2 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 21 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: December 2002 (2)

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    To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample   12-02 COSTS (NET) 36 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 15 Cost of health care 18 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 8 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 2 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 19 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: April 2003 (2)

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    To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample   4-03 COSTS (NET) 35 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 15 Cost of health care 15 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 7 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 3 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 23 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…