That's part of it - but certainly not all. The US House Bill also:

1) Taxes those who own better (more expensive) policies.
2) Raises taxes on higher earners to pay for this stuff.
3) Sets up a federally run insurance consortium in competition with private industry that will ultimately get larger and larger until it consumes the entire insurance provider industry..... a defacto takeover.
4) Provides subsidized or free insurance for those who cannot afford it.
5) Reduces MediCare benefits to seniors in order to cover more people for free.
6) Includes another "off balance sheet" bill that pays doctors - what - $300B - the "extra" bill was written so the total cost wasn't attributed to healthcare reform and the total cost would appear less than actual.
7) Places a tax on medical devices that will increase the cost of certain procedures, causing an increase in insurance premiums.

There's plenty more.......... so who's kidding whom? This is healthcare reform? Hardly - it's more like Robin Hood and the Merry Thieves...... pandering to the same old crowd.

You may have noticed the TV ad now running that shows the federal plan to provide flu vaciine - 125 million doses were planned..... and we're short 93 million. Now, I know that vaccines can be difficult to produce, but if this is the best the government can do in the healthcare field, I can imagine what the future would bring with politicos in charge.

Frank