Healthcare Finance News January 28, 2025
About half the public think the federal government isn’t spending enough on each of these programs, the poll finds.
As President Donald Trump begins his new term, a new KFF tracking poll finds that both Medicare and Medicaid continue to be viewed favorably by large majorities of the public, including majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents.
While some lawmakers are discussing changes to Medicaid and Medicare, including possible spending cuts, about half the public think the federal government isn’t spending enough on each of these programs. Half of those surveyed (51%) say the federal government spends “not enough” on Medicare, and nearly half (46%) say the same about Medicaid.
Across both programs, the share of the public who say the...
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