Public Opinion
- Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Agree, Time for Action on Health Care, by Ruy Teixeira, January 18, 2008
Americans are dissatisfied with out-of-control health care costs and lack of access, and they want the government to do something about it.
- Everyone but Bush Supports SCHIP Reauthorization and Expansion, by Ruy Teixeira, September 28, 2007
The Bush administration is remarkably indifferent to the overwhelming public will to reauthorize and expand health coverage for poor children.
- Health Insurance for Kids?, by Ruy Teixeira, July 20, 2007
Health insurance for kids seems pretty hard to object to—and the American public doesn’t. But that hasn’t stopped the Bush administration.
- Public Opinion Snapshot: Universal Health Care Momentum Swells, by Ruy Teixeira, March 23, 2007
Polls show the public demanding health care reform—a call that increasingly includes a federal role in guaranteeing health coverage for all.
- What the Public Really Wants on Health Care, December 4, 2006
The public desire for health care change is so strong that policymakers would be well-advised to start concentrating on the issue immediately.
- "If It's Broke, Fix It: Progressive Messages for Health Reform" January 25, 2006
In partnership with Americans for Health Care, the Center for American Progress presents our progressive response to Americans' demand for major health care reform.