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It is all very well that some people may be able to now get coverage in their medical expenses, but for that one person covered better than before, ten people (or more) are going to suffer a decline in the amount of coverage, or sharp rise in the costs of whatever coverage they get, or both.

The quality of care delivered to EVERYBODY will decline, by the stress now placed on the system. There will be fewer professionals available to deliver those services, and now greater demand (read competition) for those services. When the scarcity of any commodity becomes a consideration, the price rises, or the delivery declines if the price is not allowed to rise.

And price controls on services delivered (but not on the premiums paid) are a big part of the “efficiencies” that the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010” was supposed to enforce. The other big part is the denial of services, regardless of the promises made, that are a de facto death sentence. Services delayed are services denied.

Mandates are not your friend. One size does not fit all.