Julian Montalvo III

1 week ago | kff.org | Alex Montero |Grace Sparks |Julian Montalvo III |Ashley Kirzinger

As the Trump administration attempts to overhaul many government health agencies, the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that partisans’ trust in these agencies as sources of reliable vaccine information has shifted from where it stood under the Biden administration with trust declining among Democrats and rising among Republicans.

2 weeks ago | kff.org | Grace Sparks |Alex Montero |Marley Presiado |Julian Montalvo III

Amid sweeping overhauls of federal health agencies in the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term, majorities of the public oppose major cuts to staff and spending at these agencies (61%) and say recent actions by the administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have gone too far (54%).

3 weeks ago | kff.org | Alex Montero |Grace Sparks |Julian Montalvo III |Ashley Kirzinger

As the U.S. grapples with rising measles cases across multiple states and the highest number of cases since 2019, about half of adults (51%) and parents (47%) say they are at least “somewhat worried” about the outbreak of measles, including roughly one in seven adults who are “very worried” (14% of all adults, 13% of parents). Concern is notably higher among Black and Hispanic adults – six in ten of each group express worry compared to 46% of White adults.

Jan 28, 2025 | kff.org | Audrey Kearney |Grace Sparks |Liz Hamel |Julian Montalvo III

As Senate committee hearings begin for President Donald Trump’s nominees for key health positions, the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that public trust in government health agencies has fallen over the past 18 months, continuing a decline that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 17, 2025 | kff.org | Ashley Kirzinger |Julian Montalvo III |Audrey Kearney |Grace Sparks

Both Medicare and Medicaid continue to be viewed favorably by large majorities of the public, including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. While lawmakers are discussing changes to Medicaid and Medicare including possible spending cuts, about half of the public think the federal government isn’t spending enough on each of these programs. Half (51%) say the federal government spends “not enough” on Medicare, and nearly half (46%) say the same about the Medicaid program.