Déjà vu all over again: The similarities between political debates regarding health care in the early 1990s and today

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 699-704

  McInturff, William D ^c   Weigel, Lori ^b   McInturff, Bill ^a  

^a Public Opinion Strategies LLC   (United States)

^b Public Opinion Strategies'   (United States)

^c NONE

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Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449167155     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.3.699     Document Type: Review

References (18)

1. Survey of 1,005 adults age eighteen and older, conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs, 16-18 January 2007 (margin of error, ±3.1 percent).
2. Survey of 600 likely November 2008 voters, with oversamples of Republican and Democratic primary/caucus voters, conducted in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina by Public Opinion Strategies, 21-24 October 2007 (margin of error, ±4.0 percent). "Thinking about the campaign for the presidential election in 2008, what one or two issues would youmost like to hear the presidential candidates talk about? Is there another issue you would like to hear about?"
3. Survey of 1,509 adults nationally conducted by Hart/McInturff on behalf of NBC News/Wall Street Journal, 1-5 November 2007 (margin of error, ±2.5 percent). "Let me read you several issues. Please tell me the one or two, if any, where you feel America is most in need of a new direction and a new approach." Responses: health care, 39 percent; Iraq, 35 percent; immigration, 29 percent; foreign policy in places other than Iraq, 22 percent; family values issues, 20 percent; global warming, 13 percent; trade, 10 percent; other (volunteered), 1 percent; none of these, zero; and not sure, 1 percent.
4. Survey of 800 likely November 2008 voters, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 9-11 October 2007 (margin of error, ±3.5 percent). "Do you think the health care system in the U.S. should be kept basically the same, should be reformed, or should be radically changed?"
5. Ibid.
6. Survey of 1,007 adults nationally, conducted by Hart/McInturff on behalf of NBC News/Wall Street Journal, 17-20 January 2007 (margin of error, ±3.1 percent). "Which ONE of the following elements of the economy, if any, causes you the most concern?" Responses: the cost of health care, 33 percent; jobs going overseas, 24 percent; the federal budget deficit, 13 percent; lack of good-paying jobs, 12 percent; the cost of higher education, 7 percent; the cost of housing, 6 percent; none of these cause concern, 2 percent; other (volunteered), 1 percent; and not sure, 2 percent.
7. Survey of 800 voters nationally, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 19-21 December 2006 (margin of error, ±3.5 percent). "Just generally speaking, is the current health care system meeting the needs of you and your family?"
8. Survey of 1,509 adults nationally, conducted by Hart/McInturff on behalf of NBC News/Wall Street Journal, 1-5 November 2007 (margin of error, ±2.5 percent). "Let me read you several things that people worry about in their own lives. Please tell me the one or two, if any, that you worry about in your own life. Well, if you had to choose just two, which would you choose?" Responses: access to affordable health care, 41 percent; quality of education, 26 percent; saving enough for retirement, 25 percent; the cost of gasoline, 24 percent; crime and violence, 19 percent; job security, 15 percent; the cost of housing and mortgages, 15 percent; other (volunteered), 1 percent; none of these, 4 percent; and not sure, zero.
9. D.U. Himmelstein et al., "Illness and Injury as Contributors to Bankruptcy, " Health Affairs 24 (2005): w63-w73 (published online 2 February 2005; 10.1377/hlthaff.w5.63).
10. Survey of 800 likely November 2006 voters, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 4-8 December 2005 (margin of error, ±3.5 percent).
11. Ibid.
12. Survey of 800 likely November 2008 voters, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 9-11 October 2007 (margin of error, ±3.5 percent).
13. Survey of 800 voters nationally, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 14-16 March 2006 (margin of error, ±3.5 percent). "Just generally speaking, is the current health care system meeting the needs of you and your family?"
14. Survey of 800 likely November 2008 voters, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 9-11 October 2007 (margin of error, ±3.5 percent).
15. Hillary for President, "American Health Choices Plan," http://www.hillaryclinton.com/feature/healthcareplan (accessed 12 February 2008).
16. Survey of 1,007 adults nationally, conducted by Hart/McInturff on behalf of NBC News/Wall Street Journal, 17-20 January 2007 (margin of error, ±3.1 percent), compared to similarly conducted survey, March 1993. "Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement. I would be willing to pay higher taxes so that everyone can have health insurance."
17. Survey of 800 likely November 2006 voters, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, 21-23 March 2006 (margin of error, ±3.5 percent).
18. Ibid.