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ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voter Support for Medicaid "Work Requirements" vs. "Work Reporting Requirements". Description: Medicaid is a government-run health insurance program for low-income Americans. Some lawmakers have proposed placing [work requirements / work reporting requirements] on Medicaid, meaning that all non-disabled, working-age individuals must work at least 20 hours per week in order to qualify for Medicaid health coverage. Do you support or oppose placing [work requirements / work reporting requirements] on Medicaid? "Work reporting requirements" β Support: 58%, Oppose: 36% "Work requirements" β Support: 53%, Oppose: 41% "Work reporting requirements" β Support: 41%, Oppose: 54% "Work requirements" β Support: 40%, Oppose: 55% "Work reporting requirements" β Support: 60%, Oppose: 34% "Work requirements" β Support: 53%, Oppose: 41% "Work reporting requirements" β Support: 75%, Oppose: 19% "Work requirements" β Support: 68%, Oppose: 28% 2 poo
ALT Split chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Description: Split A β Home care: Last year, lawmakers in Congress passed cuts to Medicaid that will eliminate home care services for hundreds of thousands of seniors and people with disabilities, forcing them to move into nursing homes to receive the care they need. Split B β Nursing homes: Last year, lawmakers in Congress passed cuts to Medicaid that will force nursing homes serving hundreds of thousands of seniors and people with disabilities to close, leaving residents with nowhere to receive the care they need. Both groups were asked: Do you support or oppose these cuts? Home care (n=596) β No, I do not identify as disabled.: 71%, Yes, I identify as disabled.: 77% Nursing homes (n=600) β No, I do not identify as disabled.: 69%, Yes, I identify as disabled.: 86% June 5β7, 2026 survey of 1,196 U.S. likely voters..