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SEIU Healthcare IllinoisIllinois Hospitals
July 10 – 23, 2018
• 551 total interviews were conducted between July 10th
and 23rd at approximately 20 minutes in length (live telephone interviewers, hand-dialed).– 52% of all interviews (285 total) were completed on cell phones
• Respondents were all active registrants who voted in at least 2 of 3 general elections (2010, 2014, or 2016) OR at least 1 of 3 if they are under 40 years old OR new registrants since the 2016 General. – All respondents passed a voting screener where they had to indicate they
are either almost certain, or probable to vote in the 2018 General Election
• With this sample size, there is a 4.2% margin of error at the 95% confidence level
Methodology
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Crosstab KeyGeographic Subgroups• Chicago (N=207) – City of Chicago• Rest of Cook (N=175) – Cook County minus Chicago• DuPage / Lake / Will (N=169) – DuPage, Lake, and Will County
Taken From Survey Responses• Hospital Care (N=362) – Have personally received care at an Illinois Hospital facility or a family member
has• No Hospital Care (N=188) – Have not received care• Tax Not Sure (N=320) – Not sure if hospitals pay property taxes• Move to Pay (N=81) – Initially responded that healthcare organizations should not have to pay taxes or
were unsure but responded that healthcare organizations should have to pay taxes in subsequent question
Taken From Voter File• DEM / REP / IND/NPA (N=295 / 133 / 123) – Denotes party registration, or no party affiliation (NPA)• 4/4 Voter (N=250) – Voted in all of the previous four general elections (2016, 2014, 2012, and 2010)• ’10 / ‘14 Voter (N=267) – Voted in both of the previous non-Presidential year elections• ‘12 / ‘16 Voter (N=388) – Voted in both of the previous Presidential year elections• ‘16 Only < 40 (N=74) – Under 40 and voted in 2016 but not 2014, 2012, or 2010
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Demographics
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63%15%
21%
RACE
Caucasian African-American Other
14%
18%
13%17%
20%
18%
AGE RANGE
18-29 30-39 40-49 50-69 60-69 70+
22%
15%57%
PARTYREG.
Republican IND / No affiliation Democrat
17%
21%
34%
25%
EDUCATION
High School or less Some College College Graduate Post Graduate
48%52% GENDER
Male Female
Support for National Healthcare Plan“Would you favor or oppose replacing the current health insurance system in the United States
with a taxpayer-funded national plan like Medicare, which would cover all Americans”
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Oppose25%
Not sure10%Favor
65%
65%
74%
61%
59%
64%
59%
68%
70%
77%
67%
36%
25%
18%
30%
30%
27%
35%
20%
20%
15%
23%
51%
All Voters
Chicago
Rest of Cook
DuPage / Lake / Will
Non-College Men
College Men
Non-College Women
College Women
DEM
IND / NPA
REP
FAVOR OPPOSE
A majority of voters in every region have received care at NW, Advocate, or Presence facilities
56%
55%
55%
57%
10%
9%
10%
12%
32%
35%
33%
28%
All Voters
Chicago
Rest of Cook
DuPage / Lake / Wills
YES, PERSONALLY RECEIVED CARE YES, OTHER IN HOUSEHOLD NOT SURE NO, HAVE NOT RECEIVED CARE
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Qualities that describe Illinois Healthcare Organizations
38%
34%
22%
19%
18%
18%
16%
8%
8%
28%
15%
31%
24%
30%
27%
28%
18%
24%
19%
41%
29%
43%
34%
45%
22%
26%
22%
7%
5%
11%
7%
11%
4%
11%
13%
12%
8%
5%
7%
7%
7%
5%
24%
34%
35%
E. Creates jobs and strengthensthe Illinois economy
I. Pay executives unreasonablyhigh salaries
F. Gives back to the community
H. Pay their employees a livablewage
B. Are good corporate citizens
G. Treats their employees fairly
D. Puts patients before profits
A. Act like non-profit charities
C. Charges reasonable prices
DEFINITELY DESCRIBES SOMEWHAT DESCRIBES NOT SURE ONLY SLIGHTLY DESCRIBES DEFINITELY DOES NOT
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“Puts Patients Before Profits”
16%
18%
14%
14%
19%
15%
9%
28%
32%
25%
26%
28%
27%
27%
22%
21%
24%
21%
20%
25%
24%
11%
8%
12%
14%
8%
11%
17%
24%
21%
26%
24%
24%
22%
23%
All Voters
Chicago
Rest of Cook
DuPage / Lake / Will
DEM
IND / NPA
REP
DEFINITELY DESCRIBES SOMEWHAT DESCRIBES NOT SURE ONLY SLIGHTLY DESCRIBES DEFINITELY DOES NOT
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The Lay of the Land• This is definitely a favorable environment in which to push
progressive values – that 65% of voters favor a national healthcare plan, compared to only 25% who oppose it, is a seismic shift in only a few years– Voters know our healthcare system stinks, and are open to radical
change, especially actionable ideas on how to fix it
• The healthcare organizations we tested are well known (especially Northwestern and Advocate) and well liked– Voters recognize these organizations as job creators, however pluralities of
voters would definitely not describe them as acting like non-profit charities (34%) or charging reasonable prices (35%)
– Voters are largely unaware whether these organizations treat their employees fairly or pay their CEOs too much. They are evenly divided over whether or not they “put patients before profits”
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A majority of voters don’t know if hospitals pay property taxes, but believe they should
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Yes, Pays Property
Taxes13%
Not Sure58%
No, Does Not Pay Property
Taxes 29%
DO THEY PAY TAXES
Should Not Have
To23%
Not Sure11%Should
Have To66%
SHOULD THEY PAY TAXES
Best arguments for changing healthcare companies’ (HCs) tax exempt status
63%
60%
59%
58%
19%
17%
20%
17%
5%
9%
10%
10%
7%
10%
8%
9%
E. HC's stash millions off-shore to hideprofits and maintain non-profit status
B. HC's behave like profitable businesses,CEOs paid millions, enjoy perks, workers
make minimum wage
D. HC's sit on millions in property, don'tpay taxes, housing costs going up
G. HC's investing billions in internationalhedge-funds to avoid paying taxes
VERY STRONG ARGUMENT SOMEWHAT STRONG ARGUMENT SOMEWHAT WEAK ARGUMENT VERY WEAK ARGUMENT NOT SURE
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Arguments for changing healthcare companies’(HCs) tax exempt status
53%
52%
49%
48%
22%
20%
22%
26%
12%
11%
11%
12%
8%
12%
13%
8%
A. HCs benefit from tax breaks, fund overseas ventures / luxury hospitals,
taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize billion-dollar hospital systems
H. HC's barely pay minimum wage, workersonly see raises when minimum wage
increases
F. HC's supposed to provide charity care,claim CEO trainings, bookkeeping, and
private events as charity
C. HC's squeeze smaller hospitals out of themarket, control healthcare costs and wages
VERY STRONG ARGUMENT SOMEWHAT STRONG ARGUMENT SOMEWHAT WEAK ARGUMENT VERY WEAK ARGUMENT NOT SURE
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Should Healthcare Organizations Pay Taxes Revote
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Should Have To
78%
Should Not Have
To16%
Not Sure6%
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15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
Women 50+
Men 50+
Non-College Men
Rest of Cook
Not Hospital Care
Non-CollegeWomen
Chicago
College Women
All Voters
MOVE TO “SHOULD HAVE TO”
Critiques of Healthcare Organizations• As we’ve seen in prior research, healthcare organizations that make
billions of dollars and somehow avoid paying property taxes is a powerful indicator to voters that they are taking advantage of the system.– No one buys the argument that these organizations act like “charities” –
the fallout from so many people having been to one of these hospitals is they’ve all received a bill from them too.
– We’ve moved public perception of hospitals in the past by highlighting the fact that these organizations don’t pay property taxes, and 66% of voters here believe they should
• The most effective critiques of these organizations stem from their “for-profit” behavior – Stashing profits in off-shore accounts (63% very strong argument for
revoking their tax status)– CEO pay and perks (60% very strong argument)– Sitting on tax free property (59% very strong argument)
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Best Proposals
75%
71%
69%
66%
13%
20%
17%
16%
4%
5%
6%
4%
5%
2%
4%
9%
F. Hospitals should have a choice -reinvest in our communities or lose tax-
free status
D. Be willing to reinvest profits in ourcommunities
B. Create affordable healthcare bydisclosing prices, accept all patients
regardless of insurance
H. Workers can't live where they workbecause hospitals are buying tax-free
property, should pay livable wage
STRONGLY SUPPORT SOMEWHAT SUPPORT SOMEWHAT OPPOSE STRONGLY OPPOSE NEITHER / NEUTRAL NOT SURE
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F. Hospitals should have a choice - reinvest in our communities or lose tax-free status
82% 81% 81% 80% 80% 78% 77% 77% 76% 75% 74% 70% 68%63% 61%
STRONGLY SUPPORT
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Additional Proposals
64%
63%
62%
62%
59%
18%
18%
23%
20%
22%
6%
6%
5%
6%
8%
9%
8%
5%
7%
6%
C. Workers deserve a voice, should beallowed to form a union without
interference
A. Pay workers living wage, provideaffordable health benefits, allow workers
to form union
G. Hospitals should support wage board,commit to implementing
recommendations
I. We need an independent commission toput patient care and safety ahead of
profits
E. Be willing to divide profits / commit tofighting health disparities rooted in race
and poverty
STRONGLY SUPPORT SOMEWHAT SUPPORT SOMEWHAT OPPOSE STRONGLY OPPOSE NEITHER / NEUTRAL NOT SURE
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