The October Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds public support for health reform unchanged since last month, with more in favor than opposed.
Survey also shows about half of the public believes that if reform passes, help for the uninsured and changes in insurance market rules would arrive within the first year, years ahead of the timetables contemplated in the legislation.

New NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Poll Examines This survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s views and opinions of the role of health care interest groups in the ongoing federal health care debate.  The survey examines whether people feel their views are represented in the ongoing legislative process and their level of trust in different groups.

The September Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that public support for health reform ended its summer slide, reversed course and moved modestly upwards in September. The survey also finds initial majority support for taxing expensive health plans and imposing fees on insurers to pay for reform.

The August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds a slim majority of Americans continues to favor moving forward on health care reform now despite an intensifying ad war and a political climate of contentious town hall meetings that coincide with rising concerns about the reform effort.

The July Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds a majority of the public remains supportive of taking action on health reform now, though there is some softening of support as criticisms and doubts seem to be registering.

The brief report compares and contrasts recent survey findings on Americans’ general inclinations on willingness to pay for health reform, and also revisits recent findings on specific revenue raising proposals. 

The June health tracking poll finds remarkable stability in public opinion on health reform as Congressional committees begin to hone in on the details of their health reform bills and debate intensifies. A solid majority of the American people continue to believe that health reform is more important than ever given the country's economic problems.

One of the key questions explored in the Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health is the public’s level of support for U.S. government spending to improve health for people in developing countries.

In his latest essay for "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO examines the gulf between experts and the public on basic beliefs about what is behind the problems in the health care system and key elements of reform.

This survey of Americans on the U.S. role in global health found that two-thirds of the public supports maintaining or increasing U.S. government funding to improve health in developing countries, while fewer than a quarter say the government is spending too much on global health.