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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…
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…
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…
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…
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 6-03 COSTS (NET) 38 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 16 Cost of health care 17 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 6 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 2 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 19 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…
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 8-03 COSTS (NET) 42 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 17 Cost of health care 21 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 6 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 2 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 22 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…
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 12-03 COSTS (NET) 35 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 16 Cost of health care 15 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 6 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 1 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 25 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…
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 2-04 COSTS (NET) 44 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 22 Cost of health care 18 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 10 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 2 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 24 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…
To begin... What do you think are the two most important health care problems for the government to address? Asked of half sample 2-03* COSTS (NET) 35 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 19 Cost of health care 12 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 7 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 1 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 32 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social Security) 14 Medicare 10 Coverage of rx drugs (for elderly/Medicare) 11 ACCESS TO…
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Continuing Fight on Capitol Hill over a Patients Bill of Rights 05/11/2000 Anchor: Bob Edwards; Reporter: Joe Palca Reprinted with permission of National Public Radio To listen to this segment, please visit the NPR web site. This is NPR's MORNING EDITION. I'm Bob Edwards. President Clinton today is meeting with congressional negotiators at the White House to try to break the stalemate over a Patients Bill of Rights. Last…
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