Look, I think Medicare and the insurance companies have managed to drive up the cost of health care. There is no easy solution to this, despite what Rush says. There are many, many factors in this problem, ranging from trial attorneys, insurance profiteering, companies who want to avoid paying for excessive insurance, demands for AIDS treatment, citizens who think everything should be free, use of emergency rooms by Medicaid types, drug companies, foreign countries who demand drugs cheaper in order to enter their market, excessive research and testing costs, etc. etc. etc. I probably could list another 100 reasons for the health care mess, ALL of which contribute to the high cost and lack of availability in some areas.
This bill is an attempt to turn the Titanic. It is not the end solution but merely a small start. I think conservatives are getting upset over hyperbole from radio hosts, myself.
Why should they have to? The ww2 generation was not the greatest generation they were the grasshopper generation. They frolicked and played instead of saving for retirement and now they want the ants to give them our food during the winter.
If they need money for drugs I hear wal-mart is hiring.