the next step is the public option health insurance which does absolutely nothing to fix the cost of healthcare, just hides it in new taxes and penalties. Taxes on the middle class that Barry claimed he would never allow, just like he would post all legislation on his website for 5 days. LIES ALL LIES. If you want to fix the problem, put the expense into the hands of the people, let them decide if they want the $100 perscription or the $4 one, let them ask the doctor how much an office visit is. I guarantee you, you call your doctor and say you are paying cash upfront that $225 office visit becomes $50 buck cash money. Pass tort reform so practitioners dont have spend thousands and thousands to protect themselves from the trial lawyers, and dont have to order test after test, to give them a defense if they do make and error. Sure compensate the injured, and get Docs out who are bad, but massive malpractice insurance premiums and settlements do neither. Teresa | 11.13.09 @ 3:55PM You stated, "I guarantee you, you call your doctor and say you are paying cash upfront that $225 office visit becomes $50 buck cash money." In fact, the opposite is true. If you pay cash, you pay the highest amount. If you have private insurance, you receive a discounted fee, and if you have Medicare/Medicaid, you receive a further discount. In addition, most medical services are jacked up approximately 300%