Despite left-wing efforts to repaint government-run health care in a positive light, Americans are increasingly opposed to the legislation just passed by Democrats in Congress and signed by Barack Obama. Which bastion of conservatism conducted the latest poll? CBS News.

The public is increasingly skeptical of the health care reform bill signed into law last week, a new CBS News poll shows.

More Americans now disapprove of the legislation, and many expect their costs to rise and the quality of their care to worsen; few expect the reforms to help them…

The poll, conducted March 29 through April 1, found that so far the president’s efforts to build up support for the bill appear to be ineffective.

Fifty-three percent of Americans say they disapprove of the new reforms, including 39 percent who say they disapprove strongly. In the days before the bill passed the House, 37 percent said they approved and 48 percent disapproved.

Five percent growth in the disapproval category since passage, with now a full majority opposing the legislation. But wait, there’s more!

Republicans and independents remain opposed to the reforms, and support has dropped some among Democrats. Now 52 percent of Democrats approve of the new reforms, a drop from 60 percent just before the bill was passed by Congress.

An eight percent drop in approval from…Democrats. Why? Perhaps this helps explain:

And less than one in five Americans thinks the new health care reforms will help them personally – unchanged since before the vote in Congress. Thirty-six percent think the new reforms will hurt them, while 39 percent think they will have little effect.

There are also some doubts about the specific ways in which Americans expect the reforms will affect them. Just over half think the new health care reforms will increase their health care costs, and 39 percent think the quality of their health care will get worse.

A whopping sixty percent of Americans believe, rightly so, that ObamaCare will increase the budget deficit. Just thirteen percent believe the deficit will be reduced under government-run health care.

And overall, just 34% approve of Barack Obama’s handling of health care reform, which helps to explain his record-low approval rating. Congress’ approval rating stands at a dismal 16%.

November should be fun.