If those estimates are correct (and I have no idea because I have not seen the numbers) then I would say the government would have succeeded in lowering healthcare costs... at least thats what I gather after reading this:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29355231/
Quote:
The report found health care costs will average $8,160 this year for every man, woman and child, an increase of $356 per person from last year.
Meanwhile, the number of uninsured has risen to about 48 million, according to a new estimate by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The government statisticians estimated that health costs will reach $13,100 per person in 2018, accounting for $1 out of every $5 spent in the economy.
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Without doing the math, that would be cutting something like 30%... which is pretty significant.
I have not really seen anyone do the math, maybe my google powers are failing me.