I just don't think the Constitution and personal liberty means anything to him.
I would be willing to give W the benefit of the doubt, if it were January 2001, but you know he has not given me or any conservative a single reason to trust or to like him.
But you are right on about the costs of health care.
Do you realize under the status quo, insurance companies and HMO's can distribute your information to third party firms who can then market to you, things like Depends and pharmacueticals? They wont be allowed to do that, without your written permission once this goes into effect.
So your choice is do you want to have third parties knowing your medical history or not. If you want legal protection against third parties getting access to and using your info, then you have to support what Bush just did.