Public wellbeing report · Policies

Senior Spousal Protection

Permanently secures Medicaid eligibility to protect spouses from poverty while receiving home-based care.

#361
of 704 ranked policies
Top 52%
53.9% of matchups won 1,080 matchups Elo 1558 tracked 2025/01/06 → 2026/10/05

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Public sentiment

how often it gets picked, by matchup framing
50%
picked as helping wellbeing
657 matchups
60%
picked as hurting wellbeing
423 matchups

On balance people see it as hurting.

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Rating over time

Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-30

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Based on 1,080 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/05. Full rankings ·

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