74 Percent Of Americans Have A Favorable Opinion Of Medicaid
Medicaid Has An Astronomically High Approval Rating.
Senate Republicans this week revealed their long-awaited Obamacare repeal bill. And one of the most important aspects of the bill is the massive cuts that Republicans want to make to Medicaid.
Medicaid is the government-run health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans. With about 75 million Americans receiving healthcare through the program, Medicaid is the largest health insurance provider ing the country.
The Republican bill would include over $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid.
And while everyone is aware of the popularity of Medicare, the government-run health insurance program for the elderly – Medicaid often flies under the radar.
However, according to a new poll by Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid is extremely popular across the political spectrum.
The poll found that 74 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation poll
As you can see from the graph, Medicaid is popular with Republicans, Democrats and independents.
- 84 percent of Democrats have a favorable view of Medicaid
- 76 percent of independents have a favorable view of Medicaid
- 61 percent of Republicans have a favorable view of Medicaid
Americans unaware that Republican plan includes massive cuts to Medicaid
Despite Medicaids astronomical favorability ratings, most Americans don’t know that the Republican plan would include major cuts to the program.
According to the poll, just 38 percent of Americans are aware that the House-passed American Health Care Act would make major funding reductions and structural changes to Medicaid.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimate found that the House bill would cut the program by $834 billion from Medicaid. And while the Senate bill has not yet been analyzed by the CBO, it includes even more significant cuts than the House version.
About the poll: The Kaiser Family Foundation poll was conducted between June 14 and 19, using a nationally representative random sample of about 1,200 adults. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points for the full sample.
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