"We" already finance 60% of our nation's health care spending with public funds. Medicare/Medicaid are sinking us. Medicare Part D is an absolute joke and a boondoggle for drug companies. I am a Federal employee and this is something I know about with great intimacy because of the Agency I work at.

One very basic way we will realized a savings is the cost we all bare due to bankruptcies caused by medical debt. Other savings will be realized with a more healthy workforce and children who are healthy and able to learn. Additionally, providing preventative care to those who would not otherwise seek care due to the cost will lower costs because the expenses of treating major medical illness will be avoided. Untreated diabetes and the consequences of high blood pressure are HUGE costs that would be easily avoided.

Believe me, we are heading towards some sort of a system of guaranteed, basic healthcare. Medicare/Medicaid are not sustainable. We may limp along for a few more years with tax credits and denial. I have heard people say "health care isn't a right;" and, this is true from what I can read our Constitution. But, we won't allow people to die on the streets and for children to suffer from simple medical problems that, if left untreated, will prohibit them from being productive members of our society. This is where the path is leading. You can attach your wagon to the person who is either in denial or lying, or to the one who is willing to tell you the truth, and bright enough to help us navigate towards the best possible system we can create.

McSame's plan is/was to manage healthcare like Wall Street functions. Yup. Luckily, the public has finally realized some things are not suited for a market driven economy. Our basic retirement and health care are NOT ideal for a market driven model.