Democrats have the advantage in HealthCare over GOP (2 to 1 think Dems are better)

By Aliza Marcus

Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats enjoy a big political advantage over Republicans on health care, a year before a U.S. election in which it's going to be a major issue.

Americans, by a more than 2-to-1 margin, say Democratic presidential candidates have better overall solutions to health- care questions than do Republicans, according to a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll.

Presidential candidates of both parties have placed the issue at the top of their agendas amid growing voter concern about health costs -- rising at about double the annual rate of wages -- and the 47 million people who lack insurance.

Americans also back Democrats when presented with specific plans to deal with these issues: Just over half those surveyed say they favor requiring everyone to buy insurance; barring insurers from turning people down or charging extra for medical reasons; and subsidizing those who can't afford coverage. Those proposals have been offered by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards.

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Fifty-three percent of respondents say they support a government-run, government-financed national health program to cover all Americans.