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Medicaid is financed jointly by the federal government and states. This shared financing has produced tension at times over the appropriate share of the cost of the program. This report explains briefly the mechanisms used by states in recent years to finance their share of Medicaid expenditures. Issue Brief (.pdf)
Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard University Survey Project About the Partnership: The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University Survey Project is a joint partnership and an experiment in combining survey research and reporting to better inform the public. The Post, Kaiser, and Harvard jointly design and analyze surveys examining public knowledge, perceptions, and misperceptions on major issues. The Post then reports the results as well as facts to dispel myths and misperceptions, retaining editorial control over content published in…
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Vicky Rideout, Vice President and Director of the Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health, testified to the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure hearing on the rise of obesity in children in America (March 2, 2004). Panelists' testimony focus on the health and economic consequences posed by increased obesity rates among children, and what government and private industry are doing to educate the public…
I’m going to read you a list of things that 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. (First,) how worried are you about…? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not at all worried? Among TOTAL Respondents Very worried Somewhat worried Not too worried Not at all worried DK/Ref. Having to pay more for your…
Now, I’d like to ask you a question about a story that has been in the news recently. If you’re not sure of the answer, that’s okay. Just tell me and I’ll go to the next question. You may have heard news about recent debates in Congress on a bill that would add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. To the best of your knowledge, has this bill been passed by Congress and signed into…
Now, I have a few more questions about some of the news stories that I mentioned earlier. If you’re not sure of an answer, that’s okay. Just tell me and I’ll go to the next question. You may have heard news about President (George W.) Bush’s recent State of the Union Address. To the best of your knowledge, did the President talk about his plan to increase health care coverage for more Americans, or is…
To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample 2-02 COSTS (NET) 26 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 8 Cost of health care 10 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 6 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 4 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 22 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…
To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample 4-02 COSTS (NET) 24 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 9 Cost of health care 11 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 4 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 1 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 17 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…
To begin... What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address? Is there another health problem you think is almost as important? Asked of half sample 6-02 COSTS (NET) 31 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 12 Cost of health care 15 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 5 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 2 SENIORS’ ISSUES (NET) 16 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl. Social…
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