Well, once again, we the people have lost.

[girl gone mad]

174. I think so, too.

The insurance companies and the hospitals are going to be raking in a lot more money, eating up an ever greater portion of our declining wealth. It's very unlikely that this will amount to any improvement in our quality of life or longevity. In fact, greater access to healthcare is often associated with worse outcomes.

Unfortunately, the ACA did not address any of the things which really needed to be addressed in our system. Instead of working toward reducing costs and improving quality of care, it ensures middle man profits in return for limited benefits. The two popular provisions could have easily been implemented on their own. It remains to be seen what will happen as the plan is implemented, but my sense is that this is going to do some real economic damage.