Americans are growing more worried about the fates of Medicare and Social Security amid uncertainty over their future funding.
According to polling from Gallup and West Health, roughly six in 10 adults — 58% for Medicare and 61% for Social Security — say they are more worried today than a year ago about potential changes to these benefits, including about a third of Republicans.
About four in 10 US adults say Medicare and Social Security are each unlikely to be available in the next decade; Republicans are more confident than Democrats and independents.
The polling follows a heated debate within the Republican Party about the programs. The megabill President Donald Trump signed earlier this year included billions in health care cuts, largely targeting Medicaid, as well as tax cuts for Social Security beneficiaries that could hasten the program’s insolvency.