Is it also true the things being reported that are the negatives?  chemo has mentioned many (those happening to him and others).  It is driving everyone into large provider systems.  We know why.  Every time government throws massive regulations on biz only the big can afford and survive.  

Now besides chemo's experience . . . I work with many doctors.  None of the docs I know like it.  NONE.  It has even driven some older docs to retire early.  This is contributing to a shortage (already existing and getting worse) in docs.  My own boss has reported the same kind of crap that chemo reports about getting messages in the computer system to which they have to spend hours responding.  All of this takes time away from the docs actually seeing patients.  My PCP told me she spends an extra 2 hours every night doing notes and computer stuff (and they can't hire that out.. the nurse can't do it).  She works in one of these big systems (UAB).  Would you be happy if you got 2 extra hours of work without any extra pay?

It is not Obama's fault completely as Congress, pubs and dems, started this BS back in the 60s and 70s . . . they are pushing for more and more corporate medicine . . . cost will not come down because of this . . . not unless you artificially cap prices. 

It should also be noted that in the parts of the healthcare system where true market forces are allowed to work . . . quality goes up and price comes down.  Nowhere in the controlled quasi-government-corportate-medicine system do prices go down. 

We always opt for the bastardization of everything when government gets involved.  Why?  Because you cannot have market forces work which is the ONLY way to lower price in a system that uses forced participation.  Market is freedom of choice.