Comment: No, because, sadly, the new bill does not support life. In various forms, Dostoyevsky, Churchill, Ghandi, Truman and others have said: "A society is ultimately judged by how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable members." Who is more vulnerable than the unborn? I'm very disappointed by supposedly "pro-life" democrats who bailed on their convictions under the weight of political pressure. from Westerville, OH by John

Comment: YES, it's about dam time. If you have to ask why, then you are completely out of touch with the American people and Insurance Corporation Corruption. The reform is not enough, but it is a "start" from thornville, ohio by dave

Comment: No, this is just another way for the government to take over our lives. What they have done is unconstitutional. They are going to put many companies in addition to insurance companies out of business. What will they decide they are going to "fix" next? by Karen

Comment: No,don't know whats in it. from Howard,Ohio by Ernest

Comment: I do not agree with the government forcing every American to get Health Care. There will still be people who can't afford it, so why fine them if they already can't afford it. from Columbus, OH by Eric

Comment: I support the health care bill, it's not perfect but it's a start in preventing insurance companies from providing care. Insurance companies, big pharma & mega medical centers will no longer be able to have the strangle-hold on American citizens. from Powell OH by Gloria

Comment: The government has proved it cannot effeciently run health care with medicare and medicaid. They have no constitutional right to require citizens to buy into their health care program. from Fredericktown, OH by Paul

Comment: Yes, even republicans agree there are a lot of good things in this bill, it's a place to start, a platform to build on, as we go along it can be tweeked with amendments to make it even better. from Laurelville, OH by Elizabeth

Comment: NOT AT ALL!!!!! from New Washington, Ohio by Richard

Comment: No. It does not solve the main problem of health care costs. It does not make health care more affordable. from Columbus/Ohio by Larry

Comment: Absolutely NOT! The bill will bankrupt the federal gov't, kill the insurance companies and economy, and is a first step toward socialized medicine. from Pickerington OH by Sherm

Comment: NO!!! The last time I checked this was still the United States of America. NOT the Soviet Union, NOT Nazi Germany, NOT Facist Italy, NOR any other communist, or socialist country where they tell you what you are going to do and what you have to buy, or how you will spend your own hard earned money. It's hard enough to survive WITHOUT being told how to spend our money or be extra taxed because you might have better insurance than someone who is too lazy to work and wants us to pay their way through life!!! from Millersport, Ohio by John

Comment: Government does very little well and they have no business running healthcare. It is unconstitutional to make Americans buy something that they don't want too as included in the healthcare bill. Universal has failed throughout history and will fail in the United States. from Columbus/Ohio by Chris

Comment: yes.about time from chillicothe ohio by steve

Comment: I wouldn't trust government to run a bake sale let alone something as important as my health care. They have already bankrupted medicare and look at how they have ran VA hospitals and now they think they know what is best for the rest of the US. You got to be kidding me. from Pataskala, OH by Becky

Comment: Yes,it's about the most conservative approach you can take to expand the risk pool and get as many people in as possible. Other countries are paying less and getting more for their money than we are and they conver everyone. from Coumbus, OH by Jay

Comment: No, I do not want my taxes raised any further. We pay enough federal taxes as it is. Also, anything the gov't runs is a fiasco. Lately, the gov't has made too many take overs. The biggest concern for me is== doesn't the gov't go with the will of the people? It was well evident by several differnet polls that the majoity of people did not like this healthcare reform. They went ahead anyways, because they know better than we do. from Croton, Ohio by Shelly

Comment: It is a Government take over. They want to be in every part of your life. They want us to be a socialized country. from Kingston, Ohio by Larry and Diana.

Comment: Sure, our health care system needs changed. More competition to drive down prices, portability between employers and across state lines. The government has done NOTHING, EVER, with efficiency. from Lancaster, OH by Timothy

Comment: This is another Socialist Ploy...What has happened to our democracy? WHAT DEMOCRACY? from Ohio by Emilie