How many Americans are on Government Health Insurance?

How many Americans receive government health care? 40% of the respondents to the Harvard/Harris Poll receive government health care. How does this figure compare with other known figures?

In 2016, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 35% of Americans received health care from either Medicare, Medicaid, or another federal program.

Medicaid.............19%
Medicare.............14%
Other...................2%

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 37.3% of Americans received health care from either Medicare, Medicaid, or another federal program in 2016.

Medicaid.............16.7%
Medicare.............19.4%
Other.....................4.6%

It's interesting. Notice the difference in figures. Kaiser is basing it's data off a different report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau, the March Current Population Survey. What I find particularly peculiar is how the ranking changes. According to Kaiser, Medicaid is the larger program. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Medicare is the larger program. A bit strange, isn't it?

Americans obviously care about health care. It is their top priority. But I for one, don't think government health care is the answer. As an avid watch of PMQ, I know how politicized health care can become. I also happen to know a few doctors that work in the NHS. They are constantly posting troubling stories, such as this one.

Government health care isn't cheap. If you want top service, you have to pay top dollars.