Anxiety is growing over what health care reform will look like. Many people are asking, “I like my insurance plan. Will my benefits be less under the new plan? Will I have to pay more? Will my plan disappear all together?” These are real concerns. Over 80% of the US population already has insurance.

President Obama tells us that health care expenses will be unbearable if we do nothing and that under the new program, we can keep our current plans if we like them. At the same time, many of us are thinking there’s no free lunch. So what will we be giving up if we provide universal health care? Few details concerning the various proposals are coming out. Clearly, the estimated cost of $1 trillion or more over 10 years will have to be paid for, but how?

At the same time, it seems that there is little focus on how to reduce the cost of health care. Will we really be doing something to control costs as President Obama says we must? So far, there seems to be little evidence that Congress is addressing cost.

This is the biggest program our country has considered since Medicare and Social Security. A lot is at stake. Let your representatives in Congress know what your concerns and interests are.

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