Before getting all steamed up about Obama's not vetoing the bill, ask yourself, [View all]

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"Do I know everything that's in the bill?"

I certainly don't. And I have no intention of reading hundreds of pages
of legalese!

I was bitten once, and I've learned my lesson. I was mad at the weakness
of the Healthcare Reform. True, it has its weaknesses, but only lately did I
learn that it does carry a big bite. Among other things, 80% of the premiums
collected by health insurance companies (85% for the large ins. cos.) must be
spent for medical expenses. This is being overseen by the Dep't of Health and
Human Services. Insurance companies have already tried to influence HHS to
consider monies paid by them for the recruitment of new clients as a "medical
expense." HHS said, "No."

Another important item is that "pre-existing conditions" can no longer be used
by health insurance companies as a pretext for non-payment. The Healthcare
Reform bill turned out to be not too bad after all.

So, this time around, I'm not going to make any judgment until I learn more
about this bill in the days ahead. Does that sound reasonable enough?