Healthcare Legislation: it sucks

Well the house finally passed a(by only 20 votes) a health care bill designed to lower costs in the year "who in the hell knows" and promises to make health care more competitive. Unless they plan to model the NFL's collective bargaining agreement were are all screwed. Looking at the bill from afar, with over 1,000 pages that is really afar, the bill does not do any thing to affect the supply side of medical costs. Nothing is stating about getting more certified doctors, using more government research and money for experimental procedures and future medicines.

It is all about attacking the health insurance companies and taking away from them their power. If congress wanted help curb premium hikes, start enforcing a little law known as antitrust. In the majority of the states, few insurance companies dominate the market and because of federal regulations (which can be reversed by Congress)individuals and companies are forced to purchase insurance from the state they reside in. I am no economist but that does not sound like an open market.

for my last rant I take exemption to the "everyone must be covered and those who are not will be fined" thought. I am currently one of those, by choice, because I rarely get sick. In playing sports all my life and in the physically demanding job environment of the Army I have suffered one broken bone (right index finger) sprained ankles and muscles pulls. In 10 years I have been to the doctor more time for annual check ups than for illness. I eat healthy, workout regularly and for most illness I will pay a certain amount to get treated. But Nancy says I am evil and I am a drain on everyone else. And because I am so evil I should be fine for be such a drain. I totally agree of having accessible care to poorer people but those of who choose not to buy insurance should not be punished like some sort of criminal.