A serious question?

[kentuck]

Do you think this healthcare bill will be reformed once it passes??

And what do you think will be reformed? Do you think there will ever be a "public option"?

In my opinion, it will depend mostly on what the insurance companies do and how they react to this legislation. If they start raising prices and co-pays immediately, then it would be necessary to pass further legislation to control their greed. The first thing that should be considered should be to take away their anti-trust exemption. Put them on notice.

[kirby]

1. Yes

I think the Supreme Court will rule that a mandate to buy private insurance is unconstitutional. The fix will require a public run option which can be mandated.

[Lifelong Protester]

2. I thought the anti-trust ruling was already a done deal in one of the

chambers, but maybe not? If not, it should be the first thing jumped on.

[tabbycat31]

6. it passed the house overwhelmingly

stalled in the Senate

[Edweird]

3. Considering that the sky was the limit, and we got Newt-care, I'm going with 'NO'.

This bill is the bill the admin wanted to give us. You will be told to "STFU and like it".

[Coyote_Bandit]

5. I'm already being told just that

and I think the bill SUCKS. And I've gopt little respect for the SOBs who were willing to settle for so little. There is simply no acceptable explanation why a sitting Dem President with majorities in both the House and Senate could not have delivered something much, mush better. They just fucking didn't want or try to do so.

[bigtree]

4. yes yes

further . . . I think states will find ways to opt-out in favor of their own remedies as a way of relieving political pressure.

But this is not unlike most of what Congress regularly does (part of their job) in regulating the initiatives and laws they pass and correcting or enhancing them when politically advantageous or necessary.