I think the knock against "Obama"care is that it did not go far enough. It mandated coverage for all but did not constraint costs. Costs will not be driven down by the competition model because health care is not and cannot be a choice, that's why American health care providers have been able to escalate costs at will, all in the name of better quality.
He should have gone to the single payer system with the leverage that provides in costs reductions. I know this is anathema to the "free market" (I put it in quotes because, it is only free market when it makes sense for them) Republicans, but no way this healthcare reform is going to make any difference in costs.
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