KFF January 17, 2025
Ashley Kirzinger, Julian Montalvo III, Audrey Kearney, Grace Sparks, Isabelle Valdes, Liz Hamel

Key Findings

  • Both Medicare and Medicaid continue to be viewed favorably by large majorities of the public, including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. While lawmakers are discussing changes to Medicaid and Medicare including possible spending cuts, about half of the public think the federal government isn’t spending enough on each of these programs. Half (51%) say the federal government spends “not enough” on Medicare, and nearly half (46%) say the same about the Medicaid program. Across both programs, the share of the public who say the government isn’t spending enough is more than twice the share who say the government is spending “too much.”
  • The latest KFF Health Tracking Poll also shows bipartisan consensus for some health policy...

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