Poll reveals only 17% think Medicaid funding should be cut

Medical Xpress March 12, 2025
Stephanie Brown

Only 17 percent of adults say they want to see Medicaid funding decreased, while 42 percent think funding should increase and 40 percent think it should be kept about the same, according to results of the February 2025 KFF Health Tracking Poll.

Poll respondents who say Medicaid funding should either increase or be kept about the same include the majority of Democrats, Republicans, independents, Trump voters, and adults living in rural areas; however, about one-third of Republicans would like to see spending decrease.

Most respondents reported a connection to the program. Fifty-three percent of adults say they or a family member has been a Medicaid recipient at some point, including 44 percent of Republicans and 45 percent of those who...

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