A narrow majority of Americans believes that the federal government is obligated to guarantee that all of its citizens have access to health care.
A Gallup poll finds that 52 percent believe the U.S. government is responsible for ensuring universal coverage, compared to 45 percent who disagree.
Polls by Gallup in past years have shown large swings in how people respond to the question. In 2006, 69 percent said that the government should ensure health care coverage, but support for that position plummeted to 42 percent in 2013.
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