The Wyden-Bennett bill is a sell out to the private insurance companies. It's requirement to buy insurance through these privateers is outrageous.

There are models for government backed insurance programs combined with private interests that work for European countries and why not here?

Any intrusion by private insurance companies into health care reform is specious. They've proved their alliances politically and economically.

A "Single Payer" with a liason with private companies would work here effectively.

What's needed is a partial de-privatization of insurance and government regulation. Wyden-Bennett is a "paper tiger". I no longer trust the insurance industry's spokespeople
for legitimate data projections. Single Payer would do the job.

If Single Payer is off the table, it's only because the politicians are beholden to the lobbyists from the insurance companies.   Pure and simple.