how about a closer to home hypothesis?
Let's assume that next month there are another 150,000 people added to the EXISTING medical providers, facilities and equipment. (if you don't like 150,000 pick any number....or just double the current population) it really does not matter.

When the bill allows additional folks for what ever reason free loaders, pre-existing conditions, illegals, etc.

the additional load on the providers and facilities and equipment will only be dealt with by longer waits to see the doctor, more decision making who gets what treatments and when and there will come a time when you are just not needy enough because of your age.

So even if you have insurance or the ability to pay it won't matter.

What else will happen will be botique type insurances for higher premiums with treatment at facilities with the premium coverage.

No matter how you slice it you will either get less medical care in the future or wait much longer for it and most certainly will be paying much much more than you do now to to keep the coverage at the level you have now.

And I know everybody is keen enough to be aware we have been sold a bill of goods on where the money will come from to pay for all these newly provided benfits to all who do not have nor have they had for the last 50 years.

We have it as good as it will ever be in our lives going forward and it does not matter if you have an R or D after your name. Enjoy what you have now while you can still afford it. And pray for those generations who come after us.

btk