As the House prepares to vote Thursday on its tax reform bill, a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds almost three in 10 Americans (28%) view tax reform as a top priority for President Trump and Congress. That’s significantly fewer than the share that say the same about reauthorizing funding […] Read more »
How unpopular is the Obamacare individual mandate?
While President Donald Trump was overseas, he urged on congressional Republicans who were forging ahead with their tax plans. “I am proud of the Republican House and Senate for working so hard on cutting taxes and reform,” Trump tweeted Nov. 13. “We’re getting close! Now, how about ending the unfair […] Read more »
Americans’ Well-Being Declines in 2017
Overall well-being among U.S. adults has declined substantially this year. The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index score so far in 2017 is 61.5, down 0.6 points from 62.1 in 2016 and on par with the lower level recorded in 2014. This decline is both statistically significant and meaningfully large. CONT. Dan Witters, […] Read more »
Change versus more of the same: On-going panel of target voting groups provides path for Democrats in 2018
There are big forces at work in the coming year that could produce an earthquake of an off-year election, including a parade of indictments, the GOP civil war playing out in Republican primaries, a congressional impasse on everything, a wrong track number nearing 75 percent and a presidential job approval […] Read more »
Most Seriously Ill Seniors Struggle with Cognitive and Mental Health Challenges
Seniors with serious illness and their families are more likely to feel their wishes for medical care are being followed when they have written them down, finds a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey on the public’s views and experiences with illness in late life. As America grows older and more […] Read more »
Poll finds one-third of Latinos say they have experienced discrimination in their jobs and when seeking housing
This report is part of a series titled “Discrimination in America.” The series is based on a survey conducted for National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. While many surveys have explored Americans’ beliefs about discrimination, this survey asks people about […] Read more »