Health Care: Selected Public Opinion Surveys on Health Policy

• "Americans More Critical of Bush's Efforts at Home, More Anxious over Situation in Iraq," The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, July 8, 2003
• Linda Lyons, "Public Grapples with Legality, Morality of Euthanasia," Gallup, July 13, 2004
• "Strong Public Support for Right to Die," Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, January 5, 2006
• Dalia Sussman, "More than Six in 10 Still Support Decision in Schiavo Case," ABC News, March 27, 2006
• "Few Americans Willing to Pay More for Better Health Care," WSJ.com/Harris Interactive poll, The Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2006
• Gary Langer, "Majority of Americans Want Massachusetts-Style Health Law," ABC News, April 12, 2006
• "The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Public Views of the U.S. Health Care System," The Commonwealth Fund/Harris Interactive, June 2006
• Joseph Carroll, "Public Continues to Support Right-to-Die for Terminally Ill Patients," Gallup News Service, June 19, 2006
• Gary Langer and Dalia Sussman, "As Health Care Costs Take a Toll, Some Changes Win Broad Backing," ABC News, October 16, 2006
• Julie Appleby, "Consumer Unease with U.S. Health Care Grows," USA Today/ABC News/Kaiser Family Foundation poll, USA Today, October 16, 2006
• Frank Newport, "Cost and Access Seen as Most Urgent Health Problems," Gallup News Service, November 17, 2006
• Jeffrey M. Jones, "Americans Continue to Report Mixed Views of U.S. Healthcare System," Gallup News Service, November 21, 2006
• Robin Toner and Janet Elder, "Poll Shows Majority Back Health Care for All," New York Times/CBS News Poll, The New York Times, March 1, 2007
• "U.S. Health Care Politics," CBS News poll, March 1, 2007
• Frank Newport, "Prescription for Healing Healthcare from the People," Gallup News Service, April 26, 2007
• Joseph Carroll, "Public Divided over Moral Acceptability of Doctor-Assisted Suicide," Gallup News Service, May 31, 2007
• Payton M. Craighill and Gary Langer, "Cost More a Concern than Quality in Future Care for Elderly Parents," ABC News, June 25, 2007
• "Health Care and the Democratic Presidential Campaign," CBS News poll, September 17, 2007
• "44% Favor Free Health Care for All Americans," Rasmussen Reports, September 26, 2007
• Gary Langer, "Poll: Health Spending Trumps in Guns vs. Butter Debate," ABC News, October 1, 2007
• Richard Wolf, "Poll: Mixed Feelings on Kids' Health Insurance," USA Today/Gallup poll, USA Today, October 14, 2007
• "Current Issues: The Debate over SCHIP and the War in Iraq," CBS News poll, October 17, 2007
• Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Janet Hook, "Voters Favor Democratic Ideas to Mend Healthcare," Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll, Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2007
• Jeffrey M. Jones, "Majority of Americans Satisfied with Their Healthcare Plans," Gallup, November 29, 2007
• Lydia Saad, "No Increase in Public Pressure for Healthcare Reform," Gallup, November 29, 2007
• Lydia Saad, "'Access' Gains as Top Percieved U.S. Health Problem," Gallup, December 3, 2007
• Richard Knox, "Poll: Broad Support for Requiring Health Coverage," NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health poll, NPR.com, March 12, 2008

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