Six in ten say Medicaid should cover period supplies
Core finding
More Americans back Medicaid coverage of period supplies than oppose it: 61% agree the program should pay for items such as pads, tampons, and cups, including 34% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Nov. 14-20, 2025.
About one-in-six (16%) disagree, and 23% land in the middle.
Topline scale
Six in ten say Medicaid should cover period supplies.
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Medicaid should cover the cost of the period supplies (such as pads, tampons, liners, cups and, period underwear)."
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 1 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Medicaid should cover the cost of the period supplies (such as pads, tampons, liners, cups and, period underwear)."
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.