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  • Source: Health Care Agenda for the New Congress Survey: November, 2004

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    A number of factors have been suggested as possible reasons for increasing cost of medical malpractice insurance. For each factor I mention, please tell me whether you feel it is very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all in causing higher malpractice insurance costs. If you do not know enough about some of these factors to have an opinion, just let me know. How important is...   Note: Asked of one-half…

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    (I'm going to read you a list of things some people worry about and others do not. I'd like you to tell me how worried you are about each of the following things.) How worried are you about...your health plan being more concerned about saving money for the plan than about what treatment is best for you? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not at all worried?   Subpopulation/Note: Those who…

  • MC_Page4_HarrisPoll_Apr05

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    Do you think...managed care companies such as HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) generally do a good or bad job of serving their consumers?   41%  Good job 54   Bad job 5    Not sure/Refused   Methodology: Conducted by Harris Interactive, April 5-April 10, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,010. Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut.

  • Role of States in Health Policy Tutorial

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    This tutorial was produced for kaiserEDU.org, a Kaiser Family Foundation website that ceased production in September 2013. The kaiserEDU.org tutorials are no longer being updated but have been made available on kff.org due to demand by professors who are using the tutorials in class assignments. You may search for other tutorials to view on kff.org. To download this or other tutorials, visit the tutorials archive page.  Slides are available for download using the “Download Slides” link within the…

  • Public Education Partnerships: Viacom: News Releases

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    KNOW HIV/AIDS News Releases KNOW HIV/AIDS Launches Four New PSAs and Premieres Short Film in Support of World AIDS Day (December 1, 2006) KNOW HIV/AIDS Wins the 2006 National Public Service Announcement Emmy Award (October 25, 2006) UCLA Student Wins Paramount Pictures’ KNOW HIV/AIDS Short Screenplay Competition (April 20, 2006) UPN and CBS Programs Address HIV as Part of KNOW HIV/AIDS Initiative (April 4, 2006) KNOW HIV/AIDS Creates New PSAs Filmed At HIV/AIDS Support Groups…

  • Source: Health Care Reform and the 1992 Presidential Election: November 1991

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    Which two issues mattered the most in deciding how you would vote for (Pennsylvania) Senator (1991)? Note: Total exceeds 100% because of multiple responses   All PA voters Wofford voters Thornburgh voters National health insurance 50% 64% 39% Taxes 29 29 27 Recession/job loss 21 27 15 Candidate’s record/reputation 14 7 24 Survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health. Fieldwork was conducted by telephone from November 5-6, 1991 by KRC…

  • Source: Health Care Reform and the 1992 Presidential Election: November 1992

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    Which 1 or 2 issues mattered most in deciding how you voted (for President 1992)? Asked of half sample (54% of voters) Note: Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses 20%  Health care21   Federal budget deficit12   Abortion13   Education42   Economy/Jobs5    Environment14   Taxes8    Foreign policy15   Family values13   Don't know/No answer Survey by ABC News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News. Methodology: Conducted by Voter Research & Surveys on November 3, 1992 and based on self-administered interviews…

  • A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

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    In recent years, there has been a big increase in new electronic media products for very young children, including those as young as one month old. A driving force behind this new market is the advertising and package labeling that makes claims about the educational benefits of specific products. examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products (videos and DVDs, computer software, and video games) for very young children and what kind of…

  • New Report on Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

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    In recent years, there has been a big increase in new electronic media products for very young children, including those as young as one month old. A driving force behind this new market is the advertising and package labeling that makes claims about the educational benefits of specific products. A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products (videos and DVDs,…