There are some Americans who believe the U.S. health care system is excellent.

But they are in the minority. By a wide margin.

At least that's what a study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute found when it polled 1,500 U.S. adults about their attitudes toward the current health care system. A solid 1 percent rated it "excellent." The majority — 61 percent — found it either "poor" (29 percent) or only "fair" (32 percent). "Good" and "very good" snagged a total of 37 percent.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.