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Iowa: Health Care

 

Health Insurance

 

Covered By Health Insurance

Poll Date
Yes
No
No opinion
 Sample MoE
SurveyUSA October 12-14, 2007
86%
12%
2%
 600 ± 4.1

 

Cost of Health Care

 

Ability to Pay for Health Care or Health Insurance

Poll Date
Reasonably secure
Somewhat secure
Insecure
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 February 7-11, 2004
47%
25%
27%
1%
 800 ± 3.5

1 The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

 

Institution to Bear Health Care Costs for Poor and Uninsured

Institution1
October 14-19, 2004
Government (citizens, taxpayers etc.)
44%
Employers
16%
Insurance companies
11%
All should contribute, it should be shared equally
10%
Hospitals or doctors
4%
Patients
2%
Other (charities etc.)
2%
No opinion
12%
Poll
Central Surveys
Sample
502 LV
MoE
± 4.4

1 "Who do you think should bear the cost of providing health care to low-income or uninsured Iowans?"

 

Institution Responsible for Rising Health Care Costs

Institution1
October 14-19, 2004
Large pharmaceutical companies
39%
Health insurance companies
37%
Malpractice lawsuits
28%
Hospitals
7%
Doctors
6%
Poll
Central Surveys
Sample
502 LV
MoE
± 4.4

1 "Who do you think is mainly responsibility for rising health-care costs?" (multiple responses accepted)

 

Health Care System

 

Assessment of Health Care System

Poll Date
Major changes
Modest changes
Current system OK
None
of these
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 May 17-20, 2003
43%
45%
7%
2%
3%
 653 ± 3.8

1 "One of the major issues being talked about in Washington and here in Iowa is the rising cost of health insurance and health-care services. Which of the following best fits your perspective: I favor major change in the system, including the way health insurance is paid for and the way medical care is delivered; I favor modest changes that would help more people get health insurance and get medical care; I think the current system is OK the way it is; none of these; not sure." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

 

Role of Federal Government

 

Federal Government Responsibility to Provide Health Care to All Americans

Poll Date
Take
responsibility
Not the
responsibility
In
between
No
opinion
 Sample MoE
Humphrey Institute1 June 21 – July 12, 2004
61%
26%
12%
1%
 614 RV ± 4.0

1 "Which statement comes closer to your point of view or do you fall somewhere in between? The government in Washington should take responsibility for making sure that all Americans have health care coverage OR health care coverage should not be the responsibility of the government."

 

Universal Health Care

 

Support for New System of Universal Coverage

Poll Date
New
system
Government should not
get involved
No
opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 May 17-20, 2003
52%
39%
9%
 653 ± 3.8

1 "Would you favor a new system of health insurance that guaranteed coverage for all Americans with the cost for every person paid partly by the U.S. government, or do you think the government should not get more involved in paying for health insurance than it is now?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

 

Medical Malpractice

 

Cap Medical Malpractice Jury Awards At $250,000

Poll Date
Favor
Oppose
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 September 10-13, 2006
61%
31%
8%
 600 LV ± 4.0

1 "(Now I'd like to mention some specific issues the candidates for governor have advocated. For each position, please tell me if you favor or oppose the proposal.) ... Cap jury awards in medical malpractice cases at $250,000 for non-economic damages, which includes pain and suffering." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.