Several things here ....

The current health care system works fine .... if you can afford it. The problems with the proposed plans are several 1. It will serve to diminish the members under private insurance today to the point where only the wealthy will be able to have private coverage and most everyone else will wind up with the Obamaplan, which as a nation will cost much more to the whole of the populace without even realistically allowing choices about what type care you'll be receiving.

2. It's being pushed through the legislatures in an effort to force a quick decision without the proper discussions and study an item of such national impact deserves. Hasty decisions(especially ones the government makes) are seldom the best course and are typically fueled by fear instead of reason and logic. Anyone see any resemblance here to the "We must have a bailout, NOW" BS? BTW, looked at the amazing last quarter profits reported by the largest US banks, not only amazing, but in light of their call to arms for a bailout, they seem ludicrous, while bordering on criminal all things considered!

3. The government NEVER manages anything with a sense of fiscal responsibility, they don't HAVE to, and it shows. What on earth would lead anyone to feel as if they could (or even would) do any better with health care? I personally can't see how they could possibly help the current system by adding in layer upon layer of new governmental agencies which will require a massive investment in personnel/benefits, facilities, and force health care providers to also likely add personnel just to wade through the quagmire of requirements/forms and info requests required to maintain compliance with the new system.

The real deal here is that this is another example of people wanting the government to take care of them instead of taking care of themselves. This shirking of personal responsibility is counterproductive and comes at a cost we are ill equipped to pay for as a nation.

To the cat above alluding to tort reform vs. heath care costs, there is some merit to that. However, what other recourse does one have when a doctor performs the wrong procedure on a patient or when their negligence costs lives or your overall health? Should we just shrug our shoulders and say "Well you know, mistakes happen sometimes" when someone goes in for a routine minor procedure and winds up dying from negligent or poor practices by a doctor?

It's all very complicated and truly if I felt the American public would be well served by a system of national health care at a reasonable cost I'd be all for it. Sadly this is NOT what I see in the legislation currently being considered