Many Voters Believe There’s At Least ‘Some’ Fraud In US Gov’t Health Programs

Many Americans believe there is currently at least some fraud in federal 🏥Healthcare programs, a KFF poll released Thursday found.

While many U.S. voters think there is at least “some” fraud across government health programs, a greater number believes there is presently fraud in other parts of the government, according to the poll.

The survey suggests that 38% of respondents think there is at least “some” fraud in Medicaid. The poll also shows that 39% of voters think there is “some” fraud in Medicare, compared to 41% who said the same about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces.

Of those surveyed, 40% said there is “a lot” of fraud in Medicaid, while 35% said the same about Medicare. Meanwhile, 29% of voters said the ACA Marketplaces contain a bunch of fraud, the survey says.

The poll found that roughly half of all respondents, 52%, think there is “a lot” of fraud in the federal tax system. Moreover, 46% said there is lots of fraud in federal military and defense contracts and 46% said the same about foreign aid programs.

Forty-seven percent of Republican voters believe that there is a ton of fraud in the ACA Marketplaces, the survey shows.

The majority of U.S. voters, 71%, said that access to necessary care for Medicaid beneficiaries should be a greater priority than rooting out fraud, even if it means some fraud may remain, per the poll.