KFF Health Tracking Poll May 2024: Voters’ Views of Health Policy Issues in Context of Presidential Campaigns Grace Sparks, Alex Montero, Marley Presiado, Ashley Kirzinger, and Liz Hamel Published: May 15, 2024

https://www.kff.org/medicare/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2024-voters-views-of-health-policy-issues-in-context-of-presidential-campaigns/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9fHfe4nh-LqdGvBzOEMHNYWEMwLUX8AjYKNb313gnxrJMxLzhN5XB1SU_0FOjNfj-t_BRhvXgofNXM156CAEARzuNDmg&_hsmi=307106714&utm_content=307106714&utm_source=hs_email Poll: Independent voters favor Biden on health care Independent voters seem to trust President Biden more than former President Trump when it comes to health care issues, according to the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll. While voters associated with any political party obviously favor their own candidates, independents leaned toward Biden when it came to issues including the Affordable Care Act, health insurance costs, Medicare, Medicaid, and protecting people with preexisting conditions. In the last week of April, the poll gathered views from over 1,200 American voters on key health policy issues including drugs, abortion, and federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Other key takeaways include: Less than half (48%) of voters age 65 and up are aware of the Inflation Reduction Act provision that allows the federal government to negotiate the prices of some prescription drugs in Medicare. But that’s more than the 36% that were aware in November. Most (62%) voters support a guaranteed federal right to abortion. At least 3 in 4 voters are “somewhat worried” that people covered by Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid won’t be able to get the same level of benefits in the future that are available today.