As Americans shoulder more health care costs, this Public Agenda research suggests that many are hungry for more and better price information. However, some obstacles remain to increasing the number of Americans who compare prices before getting care. While insurance companies and vendors are developing tools to make out-of-pocket health […] Read more »
National Latino Health Survey: More Latinos Have Health Insurance; Gaps and Challenges Remain
On a press call and webinar held this morning, Latino Decisions presented the findings of its groundbreaking national poll on Latinos’ health, experiences with the changing healthcare marketplace, and outlook on immigration and racial issues. … Gabriel Sanchez, PhD, Executive Director of the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the […] Read more »
Obamacare Five Years Later: Thriving Or On Political Life Support?
The health care law, the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare. Whatever you call it, five years after President Obama signed the law, it remains polarizing. … Out of 54 times the Kaiser Family Foundation has asked whether people have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the law, Americans have only viewed […] Read more »
HBO Real Sports/Marist Poll: Injured Top College Athletes Should Not Carry the Costs
Americans favor change on a major issue relating to NCAA student-athletes. Providing health insurance to injured, top college athletes after they graduate receives the support of majorities of Americans, 56%, and college sports fans, 55%, alike. … Americans’ opinions divide over whether or not college athletes should be permitted to […] Read more »
At ACA’s Five-Year Anniversary, Gap in Public’s Views Narrows
As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marks its fifth anniversary, this month’s poll finds the gap between favorable and unfavorable opinions of the law has narrowed to the closest margin in over two years. A majority continue to say their family has not been personally impacted by the law, but […] Read more »
Americans Name Government as No. 1 U.S. Problem
Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months. Americans’ mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »