Even as the health overhaul creeps forward, one thing that’s been moving even slower is public opinion.
“Systems Reformers” join in the Regulator vs. Marketeer debate over health reform
Ultimately, U.S. health care reform will be a compromise that will leave many activists, both on the left or the right, unsatisfied, writes Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, in this column. “In the end, however, if legislation passes, the American people will not think about it as liberal, or centrist, [...]
In surveys, what the public says is wrong with the U.S. health system often doesn’t line up with what the experts say is wrong. “They don’t disagree on everything, far from it.” writes Dr Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation in today’s column. “But there is a wide gulf on basic beliefs [...]
A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found that Americans’ concern about the threat of HIV/AIDS has dropped sharply in recent years with just 6 percent of adults surveyed now naming HIV/AIDS as the most urgent health problem facing the country, down for 44 percent in 1995. The drop comes at the same time [...]
Do you think healthcare reform leave you better off—or worse off? How you and other Americans answer that question may decide the fate of healthcare reform effort now underway in Washington, D.C., argues Dr Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, in this column. In a recent survey conducted by the Foundation, 38 [...]
The Kaiser Family Foundation, through its Web site KaiserEDU.org, is sponsoring an essay contest for undergraduate and graduate students on the topic of health reform. The essay is to discuss the elements of U.S. healthcare reform that President Obama’s team should focus on this year. Undergraduates and graduates will be judged and awarded prizes separately. [...]
The Kaiser Family Foundation has created a website where you can compare the presidential candidates’ health-care proposals side-by-side.
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