Obamacare

I believe that there are many folks who do not have employer provided health coverage and have to pay for it out of pocket that are not happy with what they're getting for that monthly premium payment...$5k, $10k & $20k yearly deductables before benefits kick in, too many restrictions on preventative care, high co-pays. You're happy without health insurance because you don't need it but what if you were diagnosed tomorrow with cancer or some other life threatening disease? Do you have the financial resources to pay for expensive treatments and surgeries yourself? Do you have enough cash or property that you can liquidate fast? There are too many working class Americans who can't afford private insurance and who earn too much to qualify for medicaid. These are the people who suffer and die needlessly every year.

just a question... of that 85%, just how many are on the gov't programs that are already out there? just wondering here, since many of the healthcare providers claim that over 50% of their patients are medicare, medicaid, schips. ya, I imagine that group is happy, they have it, and for the most part, they aren't having to pay that much for it.

I am so afraid if this goes through, our elderly, very sick, and physically disabled will really pay. I think they will just let them go. It is really scary. The biggest thing is they do not let the details out.

I pay for health care AND I'm happy for it. I don;t think there is anything wrong with our system. We have the highest technology and the best access to this technology. If the government were to handle health care it would be joke... Not to mention how much we will end up paying for it.

Obama makes the call: Reconciliation it is! Did I read that right? They're passing the initial bill and then a fix it bill? http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/03/obama-democrats-will-use-reconciliation-to-pass-senate-health-care-bill.html Yowza...November is gonna be ugly.