The U.S. Government and Global Neglected Tropical Disease Efforts January 28, 2020 Fact Sheet This fact sheet examines the U.S. government’s role in addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worldwide.
Chartpack: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – June 2009 May 31, 2009 Poll Finding This document contains the chartpack from the June Health Tracking Poll. The survey was designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and was conducted June 1 through June 8, 2009, among a nationally representative random sample of 1,205 adults ages 18 and older. Telephone interviews…
Pulling it Together: The Experts vs. The Public on Health Reform May 14, 2009 Perspective In repeated Kaiser polls, we see a divide between what experts believe and what the public believes about some of the key issues in health reform. They don’t disagree on everything; far from it. But there is a wide gulf on basic beliefs about what is behind the problems in…
Trends in Medicaid Physician Fees, 2003-2008 April 1, 2009 Fact Sheet This study, published in a Health Affairs Web exclusive, provides the first national and state-by-state update of Medicaid physician fees since 2003. Medicaid has historically reimbursed physicians under fee-for-service at levels below what Medicare and private health insurers would pay for the same services. The study finds that Medicaid fees…
The Future of Health Care Journalism February 28, 2009 Event A new report examining the state of health care journalism and a survey of the members of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) were released at a Washington, D.C., discussion about the future of health care journalism. The survey and report detail how the financial pressures on the media…
Study Finds Advertising By Insurers Favors Medicare Advantage Over Stand-Alone Drug Plans August 31, 2008 Issue Brief As the marketing period for 2009 Medicare plans nears, the Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report analyzing the content and frequency of television, print and radio advertisement for private Medicare plans that ran nationally or in one of three local media markets (Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.;…
Hollywood & Health: Health Content in Entertainment Television August 31, 2008 Event While the American public obtains content in a multimedia environment ranging from so called old media like newspapers to new media like blogs and online social networks, television maintains the ability to reach millions of people with relative ease. Popular primetime television’s primary purpose is to entertain the audience, but…
Key Findings: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – August 2008 August 18, 2008 Poll Finding This document contains the key findings from the August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 poll. The poll involved a nationally representative random sample of 1,517 adults (including 1,362 who say they were registered to vote), who were interviewed by telephone between July 29 and August 6, 2008. The margin…
New Orleans Three Years After the Storm: The Second Kaiser Post-Katrina Survey, 2008 July 31, 2008 Poll Finding This comprehensive Kaiser Family Foundation survey of the experiences of New Orleans residents reveals a still-struggling population that gives very mixed reviews in key areas of the recovery efforts. Most residents feel forgotten by the nation and its leaders yet are still optimistic about their city’s future. Overall, the study…
Survey of Low-Wage Workers August 1, 2008 Poll Finding This survey by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University provides a detailed look at the real life experiences and views of low-wage workers and assesses their financial challenges, including difficulties obtaining and paying for health care, their views about their financial and job situations and their…