Drug costs are a problem for a greater share of women than men
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Registered voters favor candidates who support lowering drug costs
FeatureSource Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Preview of the Role of Health Care in the 2018 Midterm Campaigns…
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Six Months ahead of the Midterm Elections, Democratic and Republican Voters’ Views about President Trump Outweigh their Views on Issues, Including Health Care
News ReleaseWho 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.
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Preview of the Role of Health Care in the 2018 Midterm Campaigns
FeatureThe 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 voters who say a candidate’s position on health care will be the “most important factor” in their 2018 congressional vote choice, otherwise known as “health care voters.”
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As Americans age, Medicare will pay for a growing share of the nation’s prescription drugs
FeatureCOW – powerpoint on Medicare drug spending share increasing Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of National Health Expenditure (NHE) Historical (1960-2016) and Projected (2017-2026) data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group (Accessed on May 2, 2018) for the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker.
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Kaiser Health News Coverage of Prescription Drug Issues
Other PostKaiser Health News regularly reports on news and issues involving prescription drugs and their costs. This page features some of their projects on related topics.
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Analysis: Cost of Treating Opioid Addiction Rose Rapidly for Large Employers as the Number of Prescriptions Has Declined
News ReleaseA new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that while the use of prescription opioids among people with employer-based health coverage has declined to its lowest levels in over a decade, the cost of treating addiction and overdoses has increased sharply.
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HIV and the Opioid Epidemic: 5 Key Points
Issue BriefThis chart series highlights 5 key things to know about the intersection of the nation’s HIV and opioid epidemics.
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Poll: Public Says Drug Companies Have More Influence in Washington than the NRA
News ReleaseDemocrats Split on Whether to Fix the ACA or Push for a National Health Plan; Few Democratic Voters Say a National Health Plan is Their Top Issue for the Midterms As policymakers weigh strategies to address the high cost of prescription drugs, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a large majority of the…
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Medicare Part D: A First Look at Prescription Drug Plans in 2018
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of the 2018 Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plan landscape, the largest segment of the Part D marketplace, It includes national and state-level data on plan availability, premiums, benefit design, cost sharing, information about premium-free plans for low-income beneficiaries, and information about the top ten Part D plans in 2018.