1) The document summarizes a panelist's presentation on consumer sentiment toward health reform. It discusses the creation of indices to track consumer confidence in health costs over time and reactions to health reform. 2) Three indices were created based on survey data - the Recent Health Cost Barrier Index, Future Health Cost Concern Index, and a composite RWJF Health Care Confidence Index. The future index appears more sensitive to health reform events. 3) While the reform debate has not shifted confidence levels overall, the importance of reform varies by demographics and is seen as very or somewhat important by a majority of respondents from April 2009 to May 2010.