COVID-19 in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties
These slides compare COVID-19 coronavirus cases and deaths in rural and urban areas.
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Poll: Affording Health Care Tops Texans’ Financial Concerns; Almost 4 in 10 Report Problems Paying Medical Bills
News ReleaseAffording health care ranks at the top of Texans’ financial concerns, with more than half (55%) saying it is difficult for them and their families to afford health care, including a quarter (25%) who say it is “very difficult,” finds a new Kaiser Family Foundation/Episcopal Health Foundation poll of Texas residents.
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Analysis: Rural Residents Stand Out as One of the Most Hesitant Groups to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine and Pose Special Challenges for the Mass Vaccination Efforts
News ReleaseA new analysis of KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey data finds that residents of rural America stand out as one of the groups most hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine and that their views about the pandemic could pose significant challenges for the nation’s mass vaccination effort.
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Data Note: A Look At Swing Voters Leading Up To The 2020 Election
Issue BriefWhile a large share of voters are already firm about how they plan to vote in the 2020 presidential election, three in 10 say they have not made their minds up. This analysis from KFF, in collaboration with the Cook Political Report, examines the demographics of these swing voters and the policy issues that could lead them to vote for either President Trump or the Democratic nominee.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – July 2020
ReportThis poll examines the public's views on reopening society during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as parents' worries when it comes to their children returning or not returning to school, the mental health and economic effects, and priorities for possible congressional action.
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Vaccine Monitor: More than Half of Rural Residents Have Gotten a COVID-19 Vaccine or Intend to Do So as Soon as Possible
News ReleaseMore than half (54%) of rural adults say they have already gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or will do so as soon as possible, as rural residents report less issues with both supply and access than those living in urban and suburban areas, according to a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor…
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KFF Health Tracking Poll – Late April 2020: Coronavirus, Social Distancing, and Contact Tracing
Issue BriefThis poll examines the public's stance on the coronavirus outbreak and the social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions as well as the public's willingness to download apps to their phones to help public health officials with contact tracing,.
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Vaccine Monitor: Some Who Were Hesitant to Get a Vaccine in January Say They Changed Their Mind Because of Family, Friends and Their Personal Doctors
News ReleaseA new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report finds that people who were initially hesitant to get a vaccine in January but ultimately did so often say that family, friends and their personal doctors helped change their minds.
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The Public’s Awareness Of and Concerns About Coronavirus
Issue BriefThe February 2020 KFF Health Tracking Poll examines the public's awareness of and concerns about the Coronavirus, following its spread across China and around the globe. The public is concerned about the potential economic and health impacts of the virus on the U.S. and on them and their families. A majority of the public and majorities across partisans say the U.S. is currently doing enough to prevent the spread of the virus.
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The Facts About Medicare Spending
InteractiveThis interactive provides the facts on Medicare spending. Medicare, which serves 65 million people and accounts for 12 percent of the federal budget and 20 percent of national health spending, is at the heart of discussions about health expenditures and affordability. Explore data on enrollment growth, Medicare spending trends overall and per person, growth in Medicare spending relative to private insurance, spending on benefits and Medicare Advantage, Part A trust fund solvency challenges, and growth in out-of-pocket spending.