… While the popularity of “Obamacare” has fluctuated a bit in the five-plus years since it became law, the amazing thing is how little public opinion has changed. Roughly speaking, a little more than 40 percent of Americans approve of the law, while around 50 percent disapprove — though the […] Read more »
National Survey of Primary Care Providers
The first in a series of reports on a comprehensive new survey finds most primary care doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants report an increase in Medicaid or newly insured patients since the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) major coverage provisions took effect, yet little change in their ability to provide […] Read more »
How Gaining Health Coverage Affected Consumers’ Lives
An analysis of a 2014 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that previously uninsured Americans who obtained health coverage that year experienced improved access to care and a decrease in financial insecurity, though they remained concerned about cost. CONT. Kaiser Family Foundation Read more »
In North Carolina and beyond, fix Obamacare
A majority of registered voters in North Carolina – and an even larger percentage of registered voters across the United States – believe Congress should modify the Affordable Care Act, rather than do away with it altogether, should the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a provision of the controversial health […] Read more »
5 Policy Issues that Show Why Jeb Bush Will Lose the Latino Vote
After Mitt Romney’s disastrous performance with Latino voters in 2012, some election observers have suggested Jeb Bush is the obvious candidate to help Republicans win over Latino voters. Bush’s supposed advantages are based on three specific observations—that the Bush family has historically had a more positive relationship with this community […] Read more »
Nearly Three Quarters of Americans Say Prescription Drug Costs Are Unreasonable
Nearly three quarters (73%) of the public view prescription drug costs as unreasonable, and far more blame pharmaceutical companies more than insurers for the high prices, finds the June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. The new poll probes the public’s views and experiences on prescription drug costs in depth, building on […] Read more »