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Disapproval of Medicaid and Medicare Cuts among Americans

By the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States

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Disapproval of Medicaid and Medicare Cuts among Americans

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Most Americans oppose cutting Medicaid and Medicare in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: 68% and 76% of all Americans disapprove of cutting Medicaid and Medicare, respectively.

• Broad disapproval of reductions to Medicaid and Medicare transcends traditional socioeconomic and political divides.

• Majorities of Republicans disapprove of Medicare cuts (64%) and Medicaid cuts (51%). In terms of disapprove to approve ratio, Republicans disapprove of Medicare cuts 4:1 and Medicaid cuts 2:1.

• For Medicare, 83% of those aged 55 to 64 and 89% of those 65 and older disapprove of cuts.

• Among households with income under 50k, over 70% disapprove of cutting Medicaid.

• Individuals with lower levels of formal education disproportionately express strong objections to reductions in both programs.

• Respondents who oppose cutting Medicare decreased their approval of Trump by almost 5.4 percentage points more than respondents in favor of cutting Medicare.

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September
2025
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