Gallup: Majority Believe Govt. Must Ensure Health Coverage, Not Run It

Fifty-seven percent of Americans say the federal government should ensure all Americans have health coverage, while only 40 percent are in favor of a government-run system, and 54 percent support a system based on private coverage, according to a new Gallup survey out Monday. Gallup writes that the percentage of Americans who say the government must ensure coverage, 57 percent, is the same rate as it has been since 2007. However, prior to 2007 up to 69 percent of Americans...