Washington, D.C.— New Navigator polling has confirmed what we already knew: Medicaid is highly popular across the political spectrum and cutting it to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy is politically perilous. Right now, the Republican spending bill makes the largest cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in history. If they get their way, 16 million Americans will lose life-saving coverage, all so Trump and the GOP can give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. Not only will hardworking families lose their coverage, but rural hospitals will shut down, seniors will be forced to leave their nursing homes, and people fighting cancer or addiction will lose access to critical treatment. Read more about the GOP tax scam here.
“Voters have sent a clear message, screaming it from the rooftops: hands off our Medicaid,” said Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse. “While Republicans in Congress try to slash life-saving health care programs, public support for Medicaid is rising, even amongst Republican voters. In order to fund tax breaks for the already-rich, Republicans are taking away Medicaid from seniors, children, people with disabilities, cancer patients, and more. The American people have figured out the scam. This bill is a political liability for Republicans and at the ballot box, voters will remember exactly who voted to rip away their health care.”
Medicaid’s Popularity Has Increased in Just Under a Month. Medicaid saw a net +7 increase overall in favorability and a +12 increase among Republicans.
A Majority Is Opposed to Cutting Medicaid to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires. 80 percent of Americans, including 67 percent of Republicans and 79 percent of Independents, are opposed to cutting Medicaid in order to fund tax cuts for wealthy people and big corporations.
Voters Will Not Support Elected Officials Who Vote to Cut Medicaid. 55 percent of voters said they would not support someone who voted to cut Medicaid while 50 percent said they would not support someone who voted for the largest Medicaid cut in history.
