Reply #35: They barely got this thing passed as it is...

[veganlush]

Wouldn't it have been almost impossible to get more out of the blue dogs?...won't the cap on insurance companies overhead help in controlling costs? What about the exchanges, isn't that likely to produce more competition, at least some? Coupled with the increase in the pool of relatively healthy people, potentially millions of them, shouldn't these things help bring down costs?

I think this bill is a good start, light years better than the status quo, and I good foundation for building on. We do need to stay diligent of course.