A plurality of Massachusetts voters in a recent survey believe that Massachusetts' health care plan, which requires everyone to obtain insurance and provides subsidized health care for those who cannot afford it, would be good for the country.

The Rasmussen Reports poll, which was conducted on Dec. 9, found that 40 percent of 500 respondents believed the plan would be good for the rest of the country. Twenty-eight percent said it would be bad for the country, while 11 percent said it would have no impact and 20 percent said they were not sure.

The health care crisis has become an increasingly political issue. President-elect Barack Obama campaigned on helping the 47 million Americans who are currently uninsured obtain health care. U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Hyannis Port Democrat, is another champion of universal health care and has reduced his load in the upcoming session of Congress to focus on accomplishing that goal while he continues to battle brain cancer.

While a plurality of voters thought the Massachusetts health care plan would be good for the country, they didn't think their personal insurance has improved. When asked if the quality of their health care has increased, decreased or stayed the same, 49 percent said it has stayed the same. Nineteen percent said it has increased, 18 percent said it has decreased and 14 percent said they were unsure.

More, a narrow plurality also opposed a single payer national health plan overseen by the federal government. Thirty-seven percent opposed that plan, while 34 percent favored it and 28 percent were unsure. And 58 percent, a significant majority, said they would opposed a government controlled plan if they were forced to change their own insurance.

Check out the full results of the survey, which had a margin of error of 4.5 percent, here.