"A small majority (51%) of US adults now believe that the federal government has a responsibility to ensure all Americans have health insurance coverage ... This is the first time since 2008 that a majority has said this.... In 2009 ... Americans were evenly split on the matter before shifting to the viewpoint that the government was not responsible for healthcare coverage. However, in the year's leading up to the ACA, there was much stronger support from Americans who believed healthcare coverage was the government's responsibility."  MORE >>