Congressional Republicans keep dodging questions about cuts to Medicaid, the federal-state entitlement that covers nearly 80 million people. But they should not be shy about their plans to reform the entitlement. New polling shows that many of the GOP’s ideas for Medicaid aren’t just smart policy. They’re popular.
A survey of registered voters conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the Paragon Health Institute last month indicates that people broadly want to pare back federal healthcare spending while preserving coverage for the most vulnerable.
Nearly two-thirds of voters agreed that “the government has a responsibility to taxpayers as well as legitimate Medicaid recipients to ensure that only those who are eligible can enroll in Medicaid, even if that means some Americans are left without health insurance coverage.”
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