Health Care

short readsOct 4, 2013

Most of the uninsured plan to get coverage soon, but not necessarily because of the law

A majority of Americans without health insurance say they will obtain it in the next six months, but only 26% say it is because of the health law’s requirement.
short readsOct 2, 2013

On Twitter: Dueling views on the shutdown and Obamacare

Two separate, but related conversations have been prominent on Twitter—one about the government shutdown and the other about President Obama’s health care law, the landmark legislation at the heart of the Congressional impasse that triggered the shutdown.
short readsOct 1, 2013

21% of Americans without health insurance do not use the internet

Officials are hoping that the health exchange web sites will drive access and enrollment. But some of the groups most likely to not have health insurance are the same as those groups most likely to not be online.
presentationSep 30, 2013

The New Environment for Better Health Care Decisions

Susannah Fox will be the kick-off speaker for a discussion of how data is transforming health and health care.
short readsSep 24, 2013

Most Americans have not felt impact of new health care law

About six-in-ten Americans have yet to see much impact from the health care law.
short readsSep 19, 2013

Boehner’s hard line on budget is in step with GOP primary voters

This week, House Speaker John Boehner agreed to tie funding of the government to defunding Obamacare, as conservative members of his caucus have demanded. This proposal may be unlikely to survive the Democratic-controlled Senate, not to mention the president’s veto pen, but recent Pew Research Center surveys show that it is clearly in step with […]
short readsSep 19, 2013

Most uninsured Americans live in states that won’t run their own Obamacare exchanges

Almost six-in-ten uninsured Americans live in states that haven’t set up their own health-insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.
short readsSep 18, 2013

Four takeaways from Tuesday’s Census income and poverty release

On Tuesday the Census Bureau released its annual trove of data on income, poverty and health insurance in 2012. Here were some of the key findings on household income: New data show that median household income has stagnated for the longest period since the government began collecting such data in 1967. In 2012 the median […]
reportSep 16, 2013

As Health Care Law Proceeds, Opposition and Uncertainty Persist

Survey Report As a key step in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches, public views of the 2010 health care law are as negative as ever, and many are unaware of the elements of the law that will be going into place. While opposition to the law runs deep, critics are divided over whether […]
presentationJul 26, 2013

E-patients and their hunt for health information

Lee Rainie will describe the Project’s research on how patients and caregivers seek health information in the digital age

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Most of the uninsured plan to get coverage soon, but not necessarily because of the law

21% of Americans without health insurance do not use the internet

The New Environment for Better Health Care Decisions

Most Americans have not felt impact of new health care law

Boehner’s hard line on budget is in step with GOP primary voters

Most uninsured Americans live in states that won’t run their own Obamacare exchanges

As Health Care Law Proceeds, Opposition and Uncertainty Persist

E-patients and their hunt for health information