Poll reveals public opinions on contraception coverage, Medicare plans

News outlets continue to flesh out findings of a Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll released Thursday.

The New York Times: Poll Finds Divisions Over Requiring Coverage
The close divide in a Senate vote Thursday over whether employers can refuse insurance coverage for contraception mirrors a sharp partisan divide among the public, according to a national poll and interviews with women around the country (Eckholm, 3/1).

The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog: Kaiser Poll Finds Opinions On Medicare Are 'Malleable'
When originally asked whether Medicare should continue as it is today -; with the government guaranteeing a certain set of health benefits for seniors -; or be changed "to a system in which the government would guarantee each senior a fixed amount of money to put toward health insurance," 70% of survey respondents wanted to keep it as is, with 25% preferring a change (Hobson, 3/1).

Related KHN story: Poll: Most Americans Support Contraception Rule (Werber Serafini, 3/1)