Report

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) found that Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased two points last month.

Survey reflects overwhelming support for health coverage for children.

Brief examines the impact vouchers would have on low-income families and insurance market.

Despite the constraints of the recession and uncertainty about the impact of potential federal reforms, many states made great strides in implementing local reforms in 2009, as documented in the new State of the States report from State Coverage Initiatives (SCI).

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) found that Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased slightly last month.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index

(RWJF Index) found that American’s confidence in their health insurance coverage and access to health care rose slightly in June. The RWJF Index rose 3.6 points last month to 102.3, up from the May confidence level of 98.7.

Researchers from the Urban Institute review some of the key problems facing purchasers of insurance—whether they be individuals or employers—and outline whether and how a public health insurance exchange might address them.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) found that Americans’ confidence in health care dropped in November but remained mostly consistent throughout 2009. Over 2009, an average of one in four Americans each month (26.5%) worried that they would lose health care coverage and nearly half (48.3%) worried that they would not be able to afford future health care needs if they or a family member became seriously ill.