When it comes to public trust in the recommendations made by different groups to improve health, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the public currently trusts nurses, healthcare workers, and doctors more than the nation’s public health institutions and agencies. … Notably, less than half the public has high […] Read more »
Changing pandemic politics
… The federal government did almost nothing to deal with the Spanish flu and there’s no indication of public demand for action. President Wilson never uttered a public word about the pandemic. … Former President Trump tried the Wilson strategy — ignoring the pandemic — but it failed quickly and […] Read more »
Is the era of government back?
Like most Americans, and nearly everyone on my side of the partisan divide, I’m thrilled with the agenda President Biden has laid out and pleased with the high levels of public support it has generated. … Some commentators suggest these findings herald a fundamentally new and more expansive view of […] Read more »
Long-Term Care in America: Americans Want to Age at Home
In the wake of a pandemic that was especially devastating for nursing homes, the vast majority of Americans want to age at home and want government action to help them do so, according to a new study from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Even as concerns about […] Read more »
Majority approve of Biden infrastructure plan
President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan finds majority support among the U.S. public, with several specific areas of investment viewed as worthwhile across party lines. Americans are also largely on board with increasing taxes on corporations and getting the wealthy to pay for it. Nationwide, 58% approve of the administration’s infrastructure […] Read more »
Broad Support for Spending Plans
About 2 in 3 Americans support the president’s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure package as well as the proposed tax hikes to pay for it. The Monmouth University Poll finds similar levels of support for expanding healthcare access and other aid – a plan slated to be released this week. More Americans say […] Read more »