Do you know what the real sad part of this whole so called healthcare reform bill is, about the only thing it's going to reform is pre-exiting conditions in healthcare insurance choices. I can pretty much say with some bit of confidence that many people from those that wanted "single payer" to those who just said leave it alone are not to happy with this effort. In my mind real reform has to lower the cost of premiums, raise the standards of healthcare, and make helathcare insurance cheap enough for those who wish to purchase and use it. Seems like a simple enough concept, but when you add in all the K Street types in the mix that simple concept turns into 1900 plus pages of none of that stuff. I also thought that if Americans can pick up the phone in Arizona and shop for a TV in Maine (little shout ot the Care there ) then they should be able to do the same with healthcare insurance. Imagine an Arizona based company being faced with the prospect of competetion not only from the guy across 7th Ave. in Phoenix but the other 49 states, he or she will have to compete or die. So yes, a catastrophic Medicare plan would work well for a lot of people, especially those young indestructable types that represent a good number of those uninsured. If they can spend 50 bucks a month on itunes then it's not a lot to ask to spend 50 bucks a month for Catastrophic coverage. Many good ideas come from the real owners of this nation thats you and I and personally I think it's about time our employees started listening to us. (Congress)