Managed Healthcare Executive January 28, 2025
Briana Contreras

As the nation is again under the reigns of a Trump administration and a Republican-led Congress, debates on reducing spending have not affected the public’s feelings on these programs.

Americans remain deeply supportive of government health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, even as discussions of potential federal spending cuts are ongoing, according to the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll.

As the nation is again under the reigns of a Trump administration and a Republican-led Congress, debates on reducing spending have not affected the public’s feelings on these programs.

In fact, about eight in ten Americans have positive views of Medicare (82%), and more than three-fourths feel the same about Medicaid (77%).

Many people from different political groups, including Republicans,...

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