Health Care - Whatsamatta?

I was going through the different articles I have written for our newsletter and came across "Ways to Cut Your Health Care Costs NOW!" from our January 2010 issue. It got me to thinking about the new health care bill signed by the President last week.

Will we really have to care about our health and health-related expenses anymore?

Everyone will have insurance, and every disease, disorder, or condition should be covered with the sky as the limit on how much can be spent on individual health. Do we no longer have an incentive to live a healthier lifestyle?

Will we more readily go to the doctor for something we previously tried treating at home first?

Will we no longer check our hospital and insurance bills carefully, or shop for and ask for generic prescriptions?

What exactly will the new bill cover? If you are diagnosed with cancer, what tests, procedures and treatments will the new policy cover? Will this policy be aggressive enough to help you beat a deadly disease?

What about the privacy of our health records? How will that change now that there will be a shift from the private sector to the public sector?

What if employers cut jobs again or make their positions part time trying to keep their businesses afloat after the last economic downturn?

Will people really go to jail if they fail to sign up or pay for health insurance?

We all want this new policy to work, but what if it doesnt?