Poll: Idea of healthcare overhaul gets wide support

Obama healthcare legislation supporters rally during the third and final day of legal arguments over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – An overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system remains popular even though Americans are not enamored with the law that President Barack Obama signed in 2010, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. The poll found that 44 percent of respondents favor the law, and that an additional 21 percent oppose it because it doesn’t go far enough – for a total of 65 percent. The rest, 35 percent, said they oppose the law and major changes to healthcare generally. “People still very much hunger for something to fix the healthcare system,” said Ipsos pollster Chris …