I still don't know where this will leave those of us who only do individual health. I am assuming we are out of work once the state exchanges are set up.

It's a joke, our country is bankrupt and we add another government sector, with employees, benefits and pensions. New jobs for 16000 IRS employees added to the payroll to pretax the people to fund this health care reform. How is it reforming health care? It is adding a burden to the unemployed forced to purchase healthcare or be fined. Pay for their children because they will not qualify for the subsidized option because one has to be 400% below the poverty level to qualify. Fix Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans first, expland the income percentage to include more of the lower income. Get a panel of experts from every side to fix what is broken instead of creating another broken government agency. Privatize those entities to run efficently. I am a health insurance agent, there are problems with pre existing, etc... but that can be addressed by offering the Medicaid or something to cover the terminally ill.

This is not a healthcare reform bill it is a healthcare payer reform plan. There is very little in this Bill that will actually remove waste from the system. In fact the mandates will only increase administrative burden and push costs and problems to other parts of the overall system. Unfortunately this bill will only address some of the symptoms of the true problems which exist. All parties in the Health care system need to take ownership acknowleging where there is waste and misuse and take steps in eliminating it.

Disaster for all those who love freedom and autonomy... Ecstasy for those who love government control of every aspect of their lives, loss of medical choices, and crushing debt for their children and grandchildren.

Worst piece of legislation ever written

The new Healthcare Reform bill provides for added costs and few benefits to Americans. It is fundamentally another government entitlement program.

These nut heads in DC are a bunch of LOONS and need to have their wings cliiped and get out of DC now. They have no clue of what the real world is all about, theyneed to have term limits on every person in congress.

The descriptions of the changes are not detailed and subject to interpretation.

The American health care system has made billionaires out of many investors and some of the other rich. The problem is that they have historically paid the least taxes and enjoyed the ability to keep their wealth within a single class society that can afford the so called (premium) health care.

Finally with other countries coming on board with us as leaders of industry... global competition in here and were you to look at (their) health care systems, it would become obvious as to which advanced society is last in place regarding health care and as to why so many Americans are fleeing to Canada simply to keep their families healthy.

Capitalism is a great foundation to live upon if the laborers are still around to keep it going...

I am concerned that the true cost is significantly understated.

Who voted for this guy anyways?

2 companies have already eliminated multi-year rate guarantees....thanks Washington!!

I love how everyone is an expert on health care reform. Most of these posts are regurgitated talking points from Fox News. No one REALLY knows the impact on any one sector. It might help, it might not, and it might get worse.

fantastic leg work.

It sucks

I hope this is repelled with the next congress!!!

HCR is an intellectually bankrupt piece of legislation written by agenda-driven grocery clerks with no waking clue as to how insurance works for our citizenry. The unintended consequences of this horrendous welfare entitlement will be felt for decades, with little or no advantage to those naieve enough to believe in it, and cataclysmic damage to our seniors. The real referendum on the issue will be Election Day, November 9th, 2010, at which point every last politician with a (D) after his or her name should be summarily fired.