Category: Polls

The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views

aging, Biden Administration, Cost and Quality, drug costs, Health Care Costs, Health Industry, KFF, Medicare, Multimedia, Pharmaceuticals, Polls, Prescription Drugs, U.S. Congress / October 12, 2021 October 12, 2021

As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of their political party or age — support letting the federal government negotiate drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries and those in private health insurance plans. The argument that pharmaceutical companies need to charge high prices to …

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Public Favors Masks in Classrooms but Balks at Mandating Vaccinations for Students

Children's Health, COVID-19, Polls, public health, States, Vaccines / August 11, 2021 August 11, 2021

As the spread of the delta variant threatens the safety of classrooms, a poll released Wednesday found nearly two-thirds of parents support schools’ requiring unvaccinated students age 5 or older and teachers to wear masks. A majority of parents, however, oppose requiring students now eligible for a covid vaccine to get one, with one Black …

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Los latinos son los que más quieren vacunarse, y los que más obstáculos enfrentan

COVID-19, KFF, Noticias En Español, Polls, public health, Vaccines / May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021

Una nueva encuesta revela que los hispanos tienen el doble de interés en vacunarse “lo antes posible” que los blancos no hispanos o personas de raza negra no hispanas. Los datos muestran que los problemas de acceso siguen siendo difíciles para la población. Un tercio de los hispanos no vacunados dicen que quieren las dosis, …

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Latinos Are the Most Eager to Get Vaccinated, Survey Shows — But Face Obstacles

COVID-19, KFF, Polls, public health, Vaccines / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021

Hispanics who have yet to receive a covid shot are about twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites or Blacks to say they’d like to get vaccinated as soon as possible, according to a survey released Thursday. The findings hint at fixable, though difficult, vaccine access problems for the population. One-third of unvaccinated Hispanics say they …

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Encuesta: casi la mitad de los adultos ahora quiere vacunarse contra covid lo antes posible

COVID-19, KFF, Noticias En Español, Polls, public health, Vaccines / January 27, 2021 January 27, 2021

La renuencia de los estadounidenses a vacunarse contra covid-19 está disminuyendo, según una encuesta publicada el miércoles 27 de enero. Casi la mitad de los adultos encuestados en enero dijeron que ya han sido vacunados o que quieren la vacuna tan pronto como puedan, en comparación con aproximadamente un tercio de los adultos encuestados en …

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Poll: Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the Covid Vaccine — ASAP

COVID-19, KFF, Polls, public health, Vaccines / January 27, 2021 January 27, 2021

Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Americans’ reluctance to get vaccinated for covid-19 is waning, according to a poll released Wednesday. Nearly half of adults surveyed in January said they have either already been vaccinated or want the vaccine as soon as they can, up from about a third of adults polled …

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Covid Vaccine Rollout Leaves Most Older Adults Confused Where to Get Shots

aging, COVID-19, KFF, Polls, Vaccines / January 22, 2021 January 22, 2021

Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Over a month into a massive vaccination program, most older Americans report they don’t know where or when they can get inoculated for covid-19, according to a poll released Friday. Nearly 6 in 10 people 65 and older who have not yet gotten a shot said …

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More Americans — Of All Political Persuasions — Are Donning Masks

COVID-19, KFF, Polls, public health / December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020

Use Our Content It can be republished for free. As apprehension about the pandemic intensifies, more Americans — nearly three-quarters — say they wear masks every time they leave the house, according to a poll released Friday. The poll from KFF also found that 68% of American adults were worried someone in their family will …

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Al sopesar los temas de salud, la mayoría de los votantes se inclinan hacia Biden

Courts, COVID-19, Elections, Health Care Costs, KFF, Noticias En Español, Polls, Preexisting Conditions, The Health Law / October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020

Al menos la mitad de los votantes prefiere el enfoque de la atención médica del ex vicepresidente Joe Biden al del presidente Donald Trump, lo que sugiere que la preocupación por reducir los costos y manejar la pandemia podría influir en el resultado de esta elección, según revela una nueva encuesta. Los hallazgos, de la …

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Majority of Voters Tilt Toward Biden as Health Issues Weigh Heavily

Courts, COVID-19, Elections, Health Care Costs, KFF, Polls, Preexisting Conditions, The Health Law / October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020

At least half of voters prefer former Vice President Joe Biden’s approach to health care over President Donald Trump’s, suggesting voter concern about lowering costs and managing the pandemic could sway the outcome of this election, a new poll shows. The findings, from KFF’s monthly tracking poll, signal that voters do not trust assurances from …

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