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Dissatisfaction with Health Insurance Despite Positive Ratings
Personal experiences with the health care system are a key factor in Americans’ opinions on how the health care system should function and their expectations of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will change the system when fully implemented. In order to take a closer look at these personal experiences,…
Policy Insights Read PostPulling It Together: What Conservatives Won In Health Reform (And Don’t Seem to Know It)
Conservatives obviously don’t like what they call “Obamacare” because they think it expands the role of government too much and spends too much money. But ironically, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) actually promotes — though not explicitly — something that has been a fundamental objective of conservatives in health care…
Policy Insights Read PostA Public Opinion Surprise, The Latest “Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman”
With Medicaid being the focus of federal and state debate on deficits, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s President and CEO examines recent poll findings about the program’s popularity that may be a surprise considering the current discussion.
Policy Insights Read PostPulling It Together: A Public Opinion Surprise
Medicaid is the nation’s primary health insurance program for low-income people and people with disabilities, covering more than 60 million people this year. And it’s about to get a lot of attention: it’s likely to be a prime target for spending reductions by “deficit hawks” in debate over the budget;…
Policy Insights Read PostKFF March Health Tracking Poll: One Year Later, Views on Health Reform Remain Divided
Health reform is a year old and the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds a basic division that has changed little during the last 12 months. This month, 42 percent of Americans hold favorable views of the law while 46 percent view it unfavorably. In April 2010, the month after…
Policy Insights Read PostKFF February Health Tracking Poll: Nearly Half Confused About Status of the Health Reform Law
In the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, nearly half of Americans say they are confused about the status of the health reform law. While 52 percent of the public is aware that health reform is still law, 22 percent think the law has been repealed and is no longer law…
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