any good in there with the bad? What do you think?

[branders seine]

1. Eventually, 32 million more will have insurance.
Qualifiedly good--will they be able to afford to use it? Nothing really controls cost of premiums.

2. Health insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny people coverage because of preexisting conditions—or to drop coverage when people become sick.
Good, if anyone is able to use their insurance anyway; otherwise, it's just an abstract good.

3. Just like members of Congress, individuals and small businesses who can't afford to purchase insurance on their own will be able to pool together and choose from a variety of competing plans with lower premiums.
Meh. It's not really "just like Congress."

4. Reform will cut the federal budget deficit by $138 billion over the next ten years, and a whopping $1.2 trillion in the following ten years.
Well, okay, if you say so...remember mush of the bill is still undefined.

5. Health care will be more affordable for families and small businesses thanks to new tax credits, subsidies, and other assistance—paid for largely by taxing insurance companies, drug companies, and the very wealthiest Americans.
This will make republicans happy. Tax credits do nothing for most Americans.

6. Seniors on Medicare will pay less for their prescription drugs because the legislation closes the "donut hole" gap in existing coverage.
Good.

7. By reducing health care costs for employers, reform will create or save more than 2.5 million jobs over the next decade.
Again, we'll see. If it happens, of course it's good (although its effect is far less than what single-payer universal coverage would do)

8. Medicaid will be expanded to offer health insurance coverage to an additional 16 million low-income people.
Why not just cover them fully with Medicare for all?

9. Instead of losing coverage after they leave home or graduate from college, young adults will be able to remain on their families' insurance plans until age 26.
Good, but also inferior to Medicare for All.

10. Community health centers would receive an additional $11 billion, doubling the number of patients who can be treated regardless of their insurance or ability to pay.
Good, but would have been moot with single payer.

11. Institutionalizes a greed-driven corporate middle man to skim trillions off of every transaction between any health provider and any patient forever.
Not so fucking good.