According to a recent poll by KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION (KFF), a non -profit health policy study, polling and news organizations, the Democratic Party’s subtle views on Medicaid have been revealed.
Significant amounts of Democrats support to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients, but most advocate to maintain or increase the funds of the program.
Why is it important
According to the Medicare & Medicaid Services Center, Medicaid is the largest health insurance program in the United States, and as of October 2024, more than 72 million Americans have registered in the program.
Medicaid is often regarded as a safety net for low -income Americans, and in general, it has a wide range of support for political goodness because it has a deep impact on individual lives and communities. This division emphasizes the complex attitudes of Medicide reform as lawmakers consider changes during the budget discussion.
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I need to know
that KFF survey47 %of Democrats announced on Friday indicate that 47 %of the Democratic Party, which is a policy related to the Republican medical strategy, supports business requirements and 53 %opposes such measures.
On the other hand, 82 %of the Republicans prefer these requirements, prefer this requirement, which suggests a sharp partial division of how to manage the beneficiaries of the program.
Despite this department, the overwhelming 95 %of the Democratic Party wants to increase or maintain Medicide expenditures, and if the program does not expand, it reflects the strong tendency for preservation.
Harvard and former health officials from the Biden and Obama administration said, “Basically, like other people on business requirements, I think this survey is a common idea that the beneficiaries of public programs should be effective. Newsweek.
SOMMERS pointed out that many voters may not recognize that the majority of Medicaid winners do not work like a disability or family nursing responsibility. According to KFF, 64 %of Medicare beneficiaries work, while others do not work due to care (12 %), disease or disability (10 %) and school attendance (7 %).
“According to the KFF survey, when people get the information, support for work requirements is falling,” SOMMERS said.
KFF polls believe that 62 %of American adults do not have a job of 50/50 between the Democrats, and the opinion on its meaning can change opinions on working requirements by understanding the meaning.
KFF’s senior survey analyst, Shannon Schumacher, pointed out that most of the MEDICAID recipients have been hired by supporters.
Schumacher said, “I think it’s interesting that listening to this is that not only the Democrats but also the Republicans and the independent people can change their views on business requirements.” Newsweek.
According to a poll, support decreases to 40 %after learning about the potential increase in national management costs related to the management requirements.
What people say
Shannon Schumacher, the chief survey analyst of KFF, said Newsweek: “When we first asked about business requirements, many people, including about half of the Democratic Party, are supported, but when we also have a state of commitment to our polls, and most of our polls are working, our polls are very popular among Trump voters and Republicans. It shows it a program. “
Harvard, professor of BIDEN and OBAMA, and former health official Ben Sommers Newsweek: “I think this is an example of a good idea for many voters, but the actual logistics that implement the policy has a impact that most voters do not support.
Kevin Thompson, the founder and CEO of 9i Capital Group Newsweek: “The Democratic Party has begun to recognize that it is essential to win the election if it is closer to the center. The reality is that many people believe that they are now more polarized. This change is thought that they want to take classes in what happened in 2024.”
Alex Bee, a financial literacy instructor at Tennessee University at Martin Newsweek: “As for the factors surrounding the distribution of economy and government funds, we are increasing the majority of the parties in order to demand more standards.
Regardless of whether their concerns are supported by data, they may know the personal cases of those who receive Medicaid benefits until they do not work or do not work, but they still receive medical benefits while receiving medical benefits equally to those who are gained through their employers. I don’t think it’s about anger as much as the concept of fairness that the anger of Americans receiving Medicade will not follow. It is also important for us to see President Trump’s more popular with other political groups than his predecessors. “
KFF’s president and CEO, Drew Altman, said in the press release: “I am ready to say that Medicaid is with social security and Medicare in a list that does not work in the public. It has been a true change since the start of the program, and the Republican Circle in Washington is experiencing.”
What happens next time
Congress will continue to deliberately deliberately deliberate and deliberately deliberately, and the public opinion will play an important role in forming results. Since a large portion of the population has a personal or family relationship with Medicaid, the proposed change on this program has a deep personal impact on millions of Americans as well as a wide range of political effects.
