No one denies that reform is needed. Health care costs are soaring out of control. Soon, they will be out of the reach of the average American.
Illness is no the leading cause of personal bankruptcy.
There are already about 37 million men, women, and children who go without basic health care because they have no insurance. It is inevitable that a change in America's current system is needed. It is true that there is no shortage of ideas under consideration in Congress. Ninety-nine groups have come before the House Ways and Means Committee to testify and more than 30 different reform bills have been introduced. It would also reduce the hospital sector and restore confidence to doctors.