To all the naysayers and fearful types, please realize that some things are too important to be left to for-profit companies. It is much better for health care to be in the hands of a government bureaucrat than an insurance industry bureaucrat. The lesser of two evils.

Any company that profits from pain and suffering while being able to abandon customers in need seemingly at will deserves serious regulation. The system itself is in need of a complete overhaul. People making money from ordering unnecessary procedures, doctors being charged insane amounts for malpractice insurance, records keeping being completely unmanageable and outdated. The list goes on and on about what is wrong with healthcare.

The plan that passed the House of Representatives had the approval of the AMA and the AARP. If the watchdog groups for the doctors and senior citizens are both in favor of the plan, then it has to be a big step in the right direction.