Do people 'deserve' universal health care?

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This is what the bill calls for;

There is established a private-public advisory committee which shall be a panel of medical and other experts to be known as the Health Benefits Advisory Committee to recommend covered benefits and essential, enhanced, and premium plans.
The Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following members, in addition to the Surgeon General:

(A) 9 members who are not Federal employees or officers and who are appointed by the President.

(B) 9 members who are not Federal employees or officers and who are appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States in a manner similar to the manner in which the Comptroller General appoints members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission under section 1805(c) of the Social Security Act.

(C) Such even number of members (not to exceed 8) who are Federal employees and officers, as the President may appoint.

I don't see any doctors in here!
Further of the 26 appointees, 17 are directly appointed by the President and the remaining nine by a Presidential appointee (one could argue all 26 are appointed by the President).

The other concern is the length of time it will take for the regulating "committee" to examine cases and return "verdicts". Given the millions that will eventually be required to switch to the plan (once the private insurers are driven out of business) the 26 appointees will in no way be able to keep up with the myriad cases being presented daily. Think of how many people will be waiting days, months, possibly even a year or more to hear whether or not their plan of action for their health issues will be approved!

[DuncanONeil]

The bill calls for every "grandfathered" insurer to be in the "Exchange" after five years.
Every insurer in the "Exchange" is required to be under contract to the Government.
I think we all know what that means!

The other concern is the length of time it will take for the regulating "committee" to examine cases and return "verdicts". Given the millions that will eventually be required to switch to the plan (once the private insurers are driven out of business) the 26 appointees will in no way be able to keep up with the myriad cases being presented daily. Think of how many people will be waiting days, months, possibly even a year or more to hear whether or not their plan of action for their health issues will be approved!