Health care in the United States has been a major topic of discussion - and disagreement - for quite some time, and that doesn't appear to be changing any time soon.

Optimism towards health care reform seems to be dwindling. A telephone survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports found that 57 percent of respondents indicated that they think the new health care law will negatively impact the country. Slightly more think that repealing the health care law is a good idea.

Rasmussen says that is the highest percentage on record since they started tracking the public's sentiment late in March.

Notably, Republicans and unaffiliated voters tend to more strongly feel that the health care bill is bad for the country. Democrats, on the other hand, tend to feel that the new law will be beneficial and support it.

The health care law has numerous provisions aimed at making health care more accessible to all citizens. Some of the ways the government plans on doing this are expanding Medicare and prohibiting health insurance companies from denying people coverage because of a pre-existing condition.