Workers Wary of Wellness Programs that Tie Premiums to Participation and Outcomes July 1, 2014 News Release June Poll Finds No Change in Public’s Overall View of the Affordable Care Act Most in Military Households Say VA Problems Are Systemic and Care Not As Good As What Other Americans Receive As many employers begin to expand their wellness programs under new guidelines set forth by the Affordable…
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: June 2014 July 1, 2014 Poll Finding As many employers begin to expand their wellness programs under new guidelines set forth by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds workers oppose programs that make them pay higher premiums if they fail to participate or meet specific health goals. Overall public opinion of the ACA remains about the same as it has for the last several months, with a somewhat higher share of the public continuing to express an unfavorable view of the law (45%) than a favorable one (39%).
Kaiser Health Policy News Index: June 2014 July 1, 2014 Poll Finding This month’s Health Policy News Index finds more than six in 10 say they followed news about long waiting lists for those seeking care at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities closely. That makes the VA story the most closely followed health story in the first half of 2014, with slightly more people following it than followed several ACA enrollment stories earlier this year.
Data Note: Differences In Public Opinion On The ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement, By Gender, Religion, And Political Party June 19, 2014 Poll Finding One of the most politically polarizing elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the law’s requirement that new private health insurance plans cover prescription contraceptives and services, including all methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The rule currently provides an exemption for houses of worship and an…
Majority of the Public Say They Haven’t Been Affected By the Health Reform Law May 30, 2014 News Release Democrats More Likely to Say They Have Been Helped By the Law, Republicans More Likely to Say They Have Been Hurt Republican Voters Want ACA Debate to Continue, Democrats Would Rather Hear Candidates Talk About Issues Like Jobs, Independents Are More Split More than four years after the Affordable Care…
Kaiser Health Policy News Index: May 2014 May 30, 2014 Poll Finding The Kaiser Health Policy News Index is designed to help journalists and policymakers understand which health policy-related news stories Americans are paying attention to, and what the public understands about health policy issues covered in the news. This month’s Index finds that news about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment numbers was followed by more than half the public, ranking behind two non-health news stories (the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls and the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia).
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: May 2014 May 30, 2014 Poll Finding More than four years after the Affordable Care Act’s enactment and more than a month after the close of open enrollment, six in 10 Americans say the health reform law has not had an impact on them or their families, Kaiser’s May Tracking Poll finds. Among those who say it has, Republicans are much more likely to say their families have been hurt by the law than helped, while Democrats are more likely to say their families have been helped than hurt.
Visualizing Health Policy: Public Opinion At The End of the First Open Enrollment Period May 20, 2014 Infographic This Visualizing Health Policy infographic takes a look at public opinion of the Affordable Care Act at the end of the first enrollment period, including the persistent deep partisan divisions, the sources of people’s impressions, and the favorable views towards many of the ACA’s least well-known provisions. Further, more people want…
