Toplines — Kaiser Health Poll Report Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health Care January 31, 2006 Poll Finding Toplines — Kaiser Health Poll Report Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health Care These toplines provide complete results from the February 2006 poll on what the public took away from President Bush’s State of the Union address. Survey Toplines (.pdf)
Prospects for Retiree Health Benefits as Medicare Drug Coverage Begins November 29, 2005 Poll Finding Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2005 Survey on Retiree Health BenefitsThe 2005 Kaiser/Hewitt survey of large businesses that provide retiree health benefits to their workers assesses their responses to the new Medicare drug benefit in 2006, their plans for the future, and the way these changes affect retirees. It also looks…
Americans Value the Health Benefits of Prescription Drugs, But Say Drug makers Put Profits First, New Survey Shows – Toplines February 1, 2005 Poll Finding The most recent Kaiser Health Poll Report found that Americans believe prescription drugs are improving their lives, but most also say that the drug industry cares more about profits than people. The current report analyzes the new data as well as related polling information from earlier surveys by the Kaiser…
National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Toplines October 31, 2004 Poll Finding National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — ToplinesThis document includes the complete toplines from a national survey assessing Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health…
2003 Health Insurance Survey – Toplines October 30, 2004 Poll Finding The 2003 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Insurance Survey examines the public’s level of satisfaction with their insurance coverage, their expectations of health insurance, the role of costs and other factors in health insurance decision-making, and attitudes toward employer-sponsored coverage. It also explores people’s opinions about several alternative health insurance plans…
Health Care Agenda for the New Congress January 11, 2005 Poll Finding This survey captures the public’s attitudes regarding the health care agenda for Bush’s second term and the new Congress in 2005. It assesses the relative priority placed on health-care concerns by the American public and also provides insight into public opinion on key issues likely to face the new Congress,…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 — March 2007 July 2, 2007 Poll Finding This Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll is the first in a new series on the public’s views of health reform and the presidential candidates’ positions on health care. Through the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008, Kaiser will track changes in the saliency of health as a political and policy priority,…
Summary and Chartpack: National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer November 1, 2006 Poll Finding These charts highlight data from the National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer conducted jointly by USA Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health by telephone between Aug. 1 and Sept. 14, 2006. The survey provides an in-depth look at how families cope…
Kaiser Health Poll Report Selected Findings on 2006 State of the Union Address and Health Care January 31, 2006 Poll Finding A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines what the public took away from President Bush’s State of the Union address, finding that the health messages in the speech have yet to register with most Americans. Despite extensive news coverage both before and after the speech giving information about…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — October 2009 October 1, 2009 Poll Finding The October Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds public support for health reform unchanged since last month, with more in favor than opposed. Fifty-five percent of Americans believe that it is more important than ever to take on health care reform now, while 41 percent say the country cannot afford it…