Poll: Favorable views of health reform law increasing among Americans

By David S. Hilzenrath, Washington Post Staff Writer

The health-care overhaul gained popularity from May to June, according to a new tracking poll.
The results suggest that the Obama administration's promotion of the legislation may be paying off or that the public may be warming to the law as early provisions take effect.

The Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 48 percent of the public had a favorable view of the law in June while 41 percent had an unfavorable opinion. A month earlier, the split was 41 percent favorable to 44 percent unfavorable.
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