Many Older Women Have Limitations That Predispose Them to Needing Long-term Care March 13, 2013 Slide
Even Among Seniors, Relatively Few Aware That Wealthier Seniors Pay Higher Medicare Premiums March 12, 2013 Slide
Testimony: An Overview of the Medicare Program and Medicare Beneficiaries’ Costs and Service Use February 27, 2013 Event Juliette Cubanski, Associate Director of the Foundation’s Program on Medicare Policy, testified on Feb. 27, 2013 before the Senate Special Committee on Aging to provide an overview of the Medicare program and Medicare beneficiaries’ costs and service utilization. Testimony (.pdf)
Public Opinion Polling on Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility: Historic Trends and Current Nuances February 12, 2013 Poll Finding Given the recent debate over raising the age of Medicare eligibility, it is useful to understand public opinion on the issue. This Data Note analyzes KFF’s historic trends and gives a current snapshot of public opinion on the proposal, with a special focus on how views differ by age, and…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: November 2012 November 13, 2012 Poll Finding The November poll finds that while health care ranked as a second-tier issue in this month’s election, President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney tied among voters who felt strongly about the Affordable Care Act, and President Obama won an advantage among voters who said Medicare was important to their…