Slim majority supports Obama health plan

WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. healthcare reform plan proposed by President Barack Obama has the support of a slim majority of Americans, a national poll indicates.

The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. released the results of a new survey Wednesday that found 51 percent of 1,025 adults questioned favor the president's health insurance plan while 45 percent are opposed.

"Women and younger Americans are slightly more likely to support Obama's approach to healthcare," says Keating Holland, CNN polling director.

Fifty-four percent of those surveyed expected their healthcare costs to increase under the Obama plan while two-thirds indicated they believe they would still be able to see their same doctor.

Obama's plan is the first major push for healthcare reform since the presidency of Bill Clinton when 54 percent of those surveyed supported Clinton's plan.

The CNN/Opinion Research survey was conducted by telephone last Friday through Sunday. It had a sampling error of 3 percentage points.