The Socialists (aka Democrats) are determined to ruin the great medical care we have. The best way to improve it is to get the federal government less involved, not more. Government has caused disruptions in the free market, just as the government caused the mortgage melt-down.
How better to get control of each individual's life than to control our "meds?" As an old guy I am only too aware that the cost of medicare is largely owing to keeping us alive and functioning. My wife and I look at our blue-cross, blueshield bills and are amazed by the size of the numbers. We are on medicare,with the BCBS as secondary, and it is almost impossible to reconcile the numbers. It is all a numbers game. Back in the '60s, my familydoctor--and friend--was head of the local AmA, and he was very much against Medicare. He predicted that we would be where we are today, with bookkeepers in charge of the process. He told his fellow doctors, yes, you will iniatially get a lot more money, but you will end up working for the government after getting so ensnared in red tape you will want to quit.
So where will the Ted Kennedy’s of the world go for experimental treatment of their cancers?? Oh, I forgot, socialized medicine DOES NOT apply to them. Will Congress keep their own medical staff and research team? Obamacare will certainly penalize any other physician who goes out of the box treating the peons. It will be a one size fits all approach to health care with alot of deaths coming. Invest in funeral homes now!!