and drug companies stand to gain 30,000,000 new customers. There is no need for back room or under the table deals with such a prospect. The other deals such as they are will always be there no matter what the legislation....always have been....and that is not going to change.

Now lets see adding 30,000,000 to a system that will be no larger than what we have today + $500 billion reduction is Medicare expenses = lessor services for all of us who are quite satisfied with the existing system.

I wonder what the percentage of the 30,000,000 is that could care less if they ever get insurance. A very high number of them do not have it today and they do have options to obtain coverage....but they aren't.
And if it is mandatory and you are part of the 30,000,000 that cannot afford to pay, or won't pay....guess who gets to pay that bill.

Fix the old system that works. Then prepare a separate bill for the 30,000,000 with it's own price tag and justifications.

And passage of this bill does what to fix the track Medicare is on to be defunct in less than 10 years.

It is a political crown that Obama is hammering to get through.....NOTHING MORE. Anybody who believes it is for the welfare of those in need is either, deaf, blind, both or a kool aid drinking blindly partisan supporter.

btk