both...this is my take on it....if it goes into effect, America can have healthier countrymen. Most who are against it only have reasons of greed. and I dont mind shelling out a few extra bucks out into taxes to ensure the health of my brothers here in the states...one way this can all go is, private insurance may want to compete to stay in business and may lower their rates and be more affordable to the average joe and smaller companies...or...insurance companies may panic, and end up increasing their rates, therefore forcing everyone to join the reform and shutting down private insurance holders, and in the end, government can and probably will take firm hold over control of health, and from there on creating a series of events that no person here wants to think about. I guess it all really depends on the greed of the people if this whole thing works out or not.

I'm for it because it's the best idea I've heard so far to get private insurers to bring their rates down. I wouldn't believe any of their promises; I think you have to force the issue.

First the economy is much too fragile to attempt such an undertaking at this time. As to HR 3200 I am opposed to it in its present form primarily because of the rush to passage which is telling me that there is something wrong with it. Unless insurance can be sold across state lines, that is if I could live in Texas and buy insurance in South Dakota there will be no incentive for insurance companies to lower their rates. If private companies are forced to compete with a public or government subsidized program then private insurers will cease to exist. The real world cost of both Medicare and Medicaid were three times their projected startup costs so we're looking at about 3 trillion dollars the first year that this thing is in force. The costs will increase exponentially if tort reform is not included. Bottom line, the current HR 3200 should be scrapped completely and provision for healthcare for all should be developed with a focus on among other things, 1 Tort reform, controling malpractice. 2 Eliminate the concept of pre-existing condiitions. 3 Regulation of the health insurance industry itself. Sure it will drive some out of business but others will take their place. 4 Operate the entire program from the private sector. Operation under government control guarantees its failure. One of the Constitutional mandates of the Congress is to regulate commerce. This will be regulating commerce and doing something FOR the American people for a change rather than doing something TO the American people. *Bottom line Congress hasn't got a clue what they're doing in this. They're playing politics with the health of the American people

I am for some single payer government administrated national health plan - and not some "either or" choice between a goverment plan or a private one. However - I will support the president so long as there is a viable alternative to the private health care system as a first step to getting needed changes started.

Just about anything "Government Run" I'm opposed to.