Research Studies: Health Care & Medical Research

Public Thinking About Coping With The Cost Of Health Care:
How Do We Pay For What We Need?: Outcomes of the 2008 National Issues Forums
John Doble, Jared Bosk and Samantha DuPont

A new analysis of the results of the 2008-2009 National Issues Forums on Coping with the Cost of Health Care indicates that forum participants see the nation's health care system as at or near the breaking point and no longer able to be sustained. Public Agenda's report, based on discussions involving more than 1,000 citizens in deliberative forums held in 40 states and the District of Columbia, shows that U.S.

Impressions Of HIV/AIDS In America: A Report On Conversations With People Throughout The Country
Jonathan Rochkind, Samantha DuPont and Amber Ott

A generation after it was first discovered, what do most Americans know about HIV/AIDS? Do they know how it is transmitted and treated? How it can be prevented? How do people feel about people who are living with HIV? Government efforts to combat the epidemic?

The Science of Aging Gracefully: Scientists and the Public Talk about Aging Research
Alison Kadlic and Ana Maria Arumi, with John Immerwahr and Lucyann Barry

This study examines the views of scientists who study aging and compares them to the broader public. Scientists say the field is on the threshold of a new way of thinking, shifting focus from specific illnesses to searching to understand aging itself as a biological process. The report suggests that many of the scientists' concerns about the public's understanding of these issues emanate from political arguments or media coverage rather than actual public opinion at large.

Second Opinions: Americans' Changing Views on Healthcare Reform
John Immerwahr and Jean Johnson.

Using an innovative research methodology designed to test the firmness of public opinion, this report takes an in-depth look at what Americans think about the healthcare issue given their current level of knowledge and what they may think as they learn more about possible reforms. 1994.

Faulty Diagnosis: Public Misconceptions About Healthcare Reform
John Immerwahr, with Jean Johnson and Adam Kernan-Schloss.

A national report based on a two-year opinion research effort to pinpoint the public's current level of understanding on this complex issue. 1992.