Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 30, 1965 in a bipartisan effort to provide health insurance coverage for low-income, disabled, and elderly Americans. In their 50 year history, each of these programs has come to play a key role in providing health coverage […] Read more »
More Democrats are getting health insurance, thanks to Obamacare. Why are Republicans staying away?
… The percentage of Democrats with health insurance has increased dramatically since the ACA’s marketplace went online in October 2013, according to weekly surveys conducted by YouGov for the Economist. In fact, the display below suggests that Democrats’ uninsured rates have essentially been cut in half under Obamacare. The Republican […] Read more »
Uninsured Rate at 11.4% in Second Quarter
The uninsured rate among U.S. adults aged 18 and older was 11.4% in the second quarter of 2015, down from 11.9% in the first quarter. The uninsured rate has dropped nearly six percentage points since the fourth quarter of 2013, just before the requirement for Americans to carry health insurance […] Read more »
Americans’ Views of Healthcare Law Improve
Shortly after the Supreme Court in late June turned back a second legal challenge to the 2010 Affordable Care Act, Americans’ approval of the law rose to 47%, the highest level since 2012. Still, Americans are as likely to disapprove as to approve of the law. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, […] Read more »
Long-Term Care in America: Americans’ Outlook and Planning for Future Care
In the next 25 years, the U.S. population is expected to include 82 million Americans over the age of 65, the vast majority of whom will require some type of long-term care as they age. Policymakers, health care systems, and families are all facing the question of how to provide […] Read more »
Parents’ vaccines views shifting
Outbreaks of measles and whooping cough in 2014 and early in 2015 have sparked national conversations about the benefits and risks of childhood vaccination. … In May 2015, we asked parents across the U.S. for their opinions about the benefits and safety of vaccines, compared with one year ago. Parents […] Read more »