This data note provides an overview of the current economic and health care challenges facing the Detroit area using data from the comprehensive survey of Detroit residents.

As part of the Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University partnership series, these toplines are of a poll taken to better understand how health care played into the mix of issues and frustrations that brought voters to the polls in the Massachusetts special election for the U.S. Senate.

This survey in the ongoing Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University partnership illuminates the experiences and needs of those living in the Detroit area in the midst of an economic catastrophe.  The survey includes questions about job loss and job security, views about the future of the Detroit area, the U.S. auto industry, and the future for American workers more generally.

New NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Poll Examines This survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s views and opinions of the role of health care interest groups in the ongoing federal health care debate.  The survey examines whether people feel their views are represented in the ongoing legislative process and their level of trust in different groups.

In his latest essay for "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO discusses the motivation behind launching Kaiser Health News, a new nonprofit health policy news service.

A survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health highlights the public’s attitudes and experiences with the American health care delivery system. The survey sheds light on Americans’ experiences with issues more typically discussed by health policy experts – including electronic medical records, coordination of care and comparative effectiveness.

In partnership with the Washington Post and Harvard University, the Kaiser Family Foundation undertook the Survey of Detroit Area Residents in order to better understand the experiences and needs of those living in the midst of this economic catastrophe.  Through this representative survey of adults living in and around the city of Detroit (Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties), we also hoped to gauge residents’ views about the future of the Detroit area, the U.S. auto industry, and the future for American workers more generally.

This brief examines findings about low-wage workers and health care based on a survey conducted this summer by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University to focus on the experiences and challenges facing the lowest paid members of the American workforce. 

This survey by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University provides a detailed look at the real life experiences and views of low-wage workers and assesses their financial challenges, including difficulties obtaining and paying for health care, their views about their financial and job situations and their hopes and expectations for the future.

Two new surveys by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examine the pocketbook problems facing people in Ohio and Florida -- two presidential swing states -- including their struggles with gas prices, getting and keeing a well-paying job, and affording health care.