Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tweet[IWS] Kaiser: HEALTH [REFORM] POLL -- SUPPORT RISES [29 September 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Kaiser Health Tracking PollSeptember 2009 [29 September 2009]
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr092909pkg.cfm
The September Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that public support for health reform ended its summer slide, reversed course and moved modestly upwards in September. The survey also finds initial majority support for taxing expensive health plans and imposing fees on insurers to pay for reform.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans now believe that tackling health care reform is more important than everup from 53 percent in August. The proportion of Americans who think their families would be better off if health reform passes is up six percentage points (42% versus 36% in August), and the percentage who think that the country would be better off is up eight points (to 53% from 45% in August).
Substantial majorities of Americans continue to say they back individual reform components designed to expand coverage, including an individual mandate (68%), an employer mandate (67%) and an expansion of state programs such as Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (82%).
When it comes to paying for reform, two ideas now under discussion among policymakers garner initial majority support. Fifty-seven percent of the public say they would support "having health insurance companies pay a fee based on how much business they have" and 59 percent would support "having health insurance companies pay a tax for offering very expensive policies." In both cases, Republicans are evenly divided while Democrats and political independents tilt in favor.
The September poll, the sixth in a series designed and analyzed by the Foundation's public opinion survey research team, examines voters' specific health care issue interests and experiences and perceptions about health care reform.
NEWS RELEASE
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr092909nr.cfm
KEY FINDINGS
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7990.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7990.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
CHARTS & DATA
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7989.cfm>Chartpack
or
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7989.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
Reports, Studies and Toplines [QUESTIONS & ANSWERS]
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7988.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7988.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Kaiser Health Tracking PollSeptember 2009 [29 September 2009]
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr092909pkg.cfm
The September Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that public support for health reform ended its summer slide, reversed course and moved modestly upwards in September. The survey also finds initial majority support for taxing expensive health plans and imposing fees on insurers to pay for reform.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans now believe that tackling health care reform is more important than everup from 53 percent in August. The proportion of Americans who think their families would be better off if health reform passes is up six percentage points (42% versus 36% in August), and the percentage who think that the country would be better off is up eight points (to 53% from 45% in August).
Substantial majorities of Americans continue to say they back individual reform components designed to expand coverage, including an individual mandate (68%), an employer mandate (67%) and an expansion of state programs such as Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (82%).
When it comes to paying for reform, two ideas now under discussion among policymakers garner initial majority support. Fifty-seven percent of the public say they would support "having health insurance companies pay a fee based on how much business they have" and 59 percent would support "having health insurance companies pay a tax for offering very expensive policies." In both cases, Republicans are evenly divided while Democrats and political independents tilt in favor.
The September poll, the sixth in a series designed and analyzed by the Foundation's public opinion survey research team, examines voters' specific health care issue interests and experiences and perceptions about health care reform.
NEWS RELEASE
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr092909nr.cfm
KEY FINDINGS
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7990.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7990.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
CHARTS & DATA
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7989.cfm>Chartpack
or
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7989.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
Reports, Studies and Toplines [QUESTIONS & ANSWERS]
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7988.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7988.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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