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The Future of Health Care in the Post-Election Period: A View Through Polarized Lenses Robert J. Blendon, ScD Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health & Senior Associate Dean for Policy Translation and Leadership Development Harvard

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Robert J. Blendon, ScD

Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health & Senior Associate Dean for Policy Translation and Leadership Development Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health & Harvard Kennedy School

The Future of Health Care in the Post-Election Period: A View Through Polarized Lenses

The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum November 29, 2016

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The Values Behind Health Care’s Role in the Election

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Responsibility of the Federal Government in Health Care

All Dem emocrats Republicans

Yes - it is

Pew Poll of registered voters, March 2016.

No - it is not

All Dem emocrats Republicans “Is it the responsibility of the federal government to ensure that all Americans have health coverage?”

50% 78% 16% 48% 20% 83%

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Voters’ Views on Government Responsibility to Ensure Rich and Poor Get Same Health Care

POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Poll, September 14-21, 2016.

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Health Care in the 2016 General Election

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Top Four Policy Issues in Upcoming 2016 Election

Economy & Jobs Terrorism/National Security Health Care Immigration

CBS/NYT Poll of registered voters, November 1, 2016.

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ant i issue i in pres esiden ential al vote e choice ce” 38% 28% 11% 7%

Top Four Policy Issues in 2016 Election

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Voters Views on Obamacare (ACA)

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Tr Trump V Voters

Did not go far enough

National Exit Polls, November 8, 2016.

Went too far

78% 18%

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13% 83%

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Voters and Inequality

All ll li likely v voters Dem emocrats Republicans

Yes - it is

POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Poll, September 14-21, 2016.

No - it is not

All ll li likely v voters Dem emocrats Republicans “Is it the responsibility of the federal government to make sure the rich and poor get the same quality access to health care?”

65% 91% 42% 32% 6% 54%

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Illegal in all/most cases

Republicans Democrats

Legal in all/most cases

Pew Poll of registered voters, March 2016.

Registered voters

Public Opinion About Abortion, by Political Party

% Registered Voters

Republicans Democrats

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Voters’ Evaluations of How Well Medicare is Working

POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Poll, September 14-21, 2016.

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Voters’ Top Choice for How to Address Rising Medicare Costs

POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Poll, September 14-21, 2016.

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Responsibility for High Health Care Costs

POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Poll, September 14-21, 2016.

“Who is to blame for the high costs of health care today?”

Top 3 ranked as “A lot”

Pharmaceutical Co Health Insurance Co Federal Gov’t

70% 60% 53%

Pharmaceutical Co Health Insurance Co Hospitals

74% 64% 49%

Federal Gov’t Pharmaceutical Co Health Insurance Co

68% 61% 47% All Democrats Republicans

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Voters’ Views on Whether Medicare Should Use Bargaining Power to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Poll, September 14-21, 2016.

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Questions?