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Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Don’t Want the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Jun 29, 2018

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Large Majority of the Public View Federal Funding of Family Planning Services for Low-Income Women as “Important” As President Trump prepares to make a new Supreme Court nomination, new polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that two-thirds (67%) of the public do not want the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established women’s constitutional right to abortion. Fielded this month prior to Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement announcement, the poll finds about three…

Further Findings from Kaiser’s June Health Tracking Poll: Women’s Issues

Jun 29, 2018

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The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s attitudes, with a focus on views of women ages 18-44, toward several key women’s issues including workplace protections and reproductive health – as well as the role that these issues may play in the 2018 midterm elections.

Poll: Two-thirds of Voters Say a Candidate’s Position on Pre-existing Conditions is Important to their Vote, More than Say the Same about Drug Costs, ACA Repeal or Medicare-for-All

Jun 27, 2018

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About two-thirds (65%) of voters say a candidate’s support for continued protections for people with pre-existing health conditions is either the “single most important factor” or “very important” to their vote in the upcoming midterms elections, finds the latest Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll. That’s a larger share than says the same about other health care issues, including bringing down prescription drug costs (58%), repealing the Affordable Care Act (53%), stabilizing the ACA marketplaces (52%), or…

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – June 2018: Campaigns, Pre-Existing Conditions, and Prescription Drug Ads

Jun 27, 2018

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The June 2018 KFF Tracking Poll examines the top issues voters want to hear candidates talk about during their 2018 congressional campaigns, including the importance of specific health care positions such as continuing protections for people with pre-existing conditions. The Kaiser poll also examines the public’s views and experiences with prescription drug advertisements and pricing.

Trump gives Democrats a big health care opening for the midterms

Jun 11, 2018

From Drew Altman

In an Axios column, Drew Altman analyzes the narrowing gap between growth in health spending and GDP and discusses why it matters. The big question, he says, is will the narrowing have staying power?

Democrats and Republicans are Divided on Whether Kneeling During Anthem is Ever Appropriate

May 23, 2018

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kneeling – slide 2 Download Source SOURCE: Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Survey on Political Rallygoing and Activism (conducted January 24-February 22, 2018)

Four in Ten Say it is Appropriate to Protest by Kneeling During the National Anthem, But Many Disagree

May 23, 2018

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kneeling – slide 1 Download Source Source: Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Survey on Political Rallygoing and Activism (conducted January 24-February 22, 2018)

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Preview of the Role of Health Care in the 2018 Midterm Campaigns

May 10, 2018

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The latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds health care ranking among the top issues voters want to hear candidates talk about during their congressional campaigns, with health care cost ranking as the top health care issue for voters across partisanship. However, for many voters, including one-third of Republican voters, a candidate’ position on President Trump will make the biggest difference in how they vote in 2018. This month’s poll also takes an in-depth look at…

Six Months ahead of the Midterm Elections, Democratic and Republican Voters’ Views about President Trump Outweigh their Views on Issues, Including Health Care

May 10, 2018

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Who are the “Health Care Voters”? Mostly Women, and Mostly Planning to Vote Democratic As primary season for the 2018 midterm elections heats up, the latest Kaiser Family Foundation poll suggests the elections are shaping up more as a referendum on President Trump than on health care or any other issue. When asked what will make the biggest difference in how they vote in the Congressional elections, larger shares of Democrats and Republicans cite candidates’…

The Left is Getting More Active on Health Care

Apr 12, 2018

From Drew Altman

In this Axios column, Drew Altman discusses data from the new KFF/Washington Post survey on activism in America showing the role support for the ACA is playing in motivating political participation, and how, in a reversal from the last election cycle, political energy is shifting from right to left on health care as a new election looms.

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