I don’t understand, the house bill will be unveiled tomorrow. Other than HB 3200, what bill could it be?

I’ll be really surprised if, after all the sturm und drang, we end up with anything more that another big-ol corporate giveaway. Maybe helping a small segment, just so they can sign off on it with a flourish.

I’d really love to be surprised.

i was guessing (don’t know) it was some combination of the ecc version and the original tri-committee version???

suburban guerrilla quoting the la times today in: Did Big Insurance Win?

Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington – As President Obama’s push for a healthcare overhaul moves toward its final act, the oft-vilified health insurance industry is on the verge of seeing a plan enacted that largely protects its financial interests.

That achievement, should it stand up in the final legislation, would be the capstone of a sophisticated lobbying and strategic campaign that began even before Obama was elected president.

The specifics of the healthcare legislation are still being hashed out on Capitol Hill, and key details will evolve in the days ahead. Even so, there is broad agreement that the final plan will, for the first time, require Americans to buy health coverage, with taxpayer subsidies for millions who cannot afford it.

For the health insurance industry, that means millions of new paying customers. What’s more, there are likely to be no limits on what insurers can charge, while at the same time the plan is expected to limit competition from any new national government insurance plan that lawmakers create.

Jep. The show’s not over, but I think that sums up the likely outcome.
More kabuki, as the smart folks like to say.

The one thing the government and the insurance industry counts on is strict obedience from the citizens and customers of the U.S. It would never occur to the gov that people might decide to take matters in their own hands and boycott insurance. If we did that, we might find it difficult for awhile, but worth it in the long run. Wish I could start a movement of some kind to persuade all healthy people everywhere to set a date and drop their insurance.