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As RFK Jr. lies his way through his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, he also proves he is completely out of touch with the American people by claiming that “Americans do not like the Affordable Care Act, they don’t like Medicaid.“ In reality, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are widely popular among the American people – and voters overwhelmingly reject Donald Trump’s plan to gut the health care families rely on to pay for another round of tax breaks for billionaires and big companies. Here’s the truth:
KFF: Most Americans Have A Favorable Opinion Of The Affordable Care Act. As of January 2025, 64 percent of all adults have a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act.
KFF: Majority Of Americans, Regardless Of Partisanship, Race And Ethnicity, And Income, View Medicaid Favorably. “Similarly, Medicaid, the federal-state government health insurance program for certain low-income individuals and long-term care program, is also very popular with three-fourths of adults (77%) holding favorable views, including six in ten Republicans (63%), and at least eight in ten independents (81%) and Democrats (87%). Medicaid is also popular among those enrolled in the program with 84% saying they view the program favorably.”
Navigator Research: More Than Four In Five Americans Oppose Cutting Medicaid. 81 percent of Americans oppose cutting Medicaid, including 74 percent of Republicans.
Associated Press: Most Americans Say The Government Is Not Spending Enough On Medicaid. 55 percent of Americans say the government is not spending enough on Medicaid while only 15 percent believe the government spends too much.
KFF: Nearly 85 Percent Of Medicaid Enrollees Believe Their Health Insurance Is “Excellent” Or “Good.” “The large majority (83%) of Medicaid enrollees rate the overall performance of their current health insurance as either ‘excellent’ or ‘good.’”
KFF: Majority Of Medicaid Enrollees Want The Program To Stay The Same. “Asked which comes closer to their view of what Medicaid should look like in the future, nearly nine in ten (86%) Medicaid enrollees say ‘Medicaid should largely continue as it is today, with the federal government guaranteeing coverage for low-income people, setting standards for who states cover and what benefits people get, and matching state Medicaid spending as the number of people on the program goes up or down.’ This is more than six times the share of enrollees (14%) who say ‘Medicaid should be changed so that instead of matching state Medicaid spending and setting certain requirements for health coverage, the federal government limits how much it gives states to help pay for Medicaid and states have greater flexibility to decide which groups of people to cover without federal guarantees.’”
KFF: More Than Two-Thirds Of The Public Say Medicaid Is Working Well, Including The Majority Of Republicans. “Most Americans say the current Medicaid program is working well for most low-income people covered by the program. More than two-thirds of the public overall (69%) say the program is working well, as do large majorities of independents (63%), Republicans (69%), and Democrats (76%).”
KFF: Three In Four Americans With Affordable Care Act Marketplace Coverage Rate Their Coverage As “Excellent”, “Very Good”, Or “Good.” A record number of Americans, 24.2 million enrolled in health coverage through the ACA Marketplace this year.