As a society, medical costs are one of the most vexing problems we face, and nothing in any of the health care/health insurance bills is going to do anything about that. Frankly, as a society, we are at war with death, and in every case, death always wins. We have medical care and procedures and procedures used in the last 3-6 months of life that are simply unaffordable and unsustainable as a society and these costs are what drive insurance costs for everyone. Until we accept the inevitablity of death in our lives, and adjust our attitudes accordingly, I don't see much change coming, despite all the hope I have......