This article sounds like bad news, almost like the public option is going to pass. That would be terrible! They would be taking our rights away and pushing their big government socialistic leftist agenda. I hope the senators will stand up for my rights and vote down this bill - it takes away choice, to pay in cash for medical services is one of the choices they are taking away and probably a lot of others in the fine print. I hope the senators and representatives will be ready for the next election when most of them will be defeated for their vote on this issue. then we can vote in some people with our freedoms inmind rather then their big government spending machine. Signed freedom loving American!!