BMacklem, it's better than that. They say it's going to insure more people, give better coverage and cost less. That runs counter to every law of economics and the marketplace. In the real world, customers can have a higher quality product, lower price or better service, but not all three.
It's just the way it works. Go to Home Depot, then go to the local hardware store. You'll likely get better service at the hardware store, but the price will be higher for the exact same item. If you get the same level of service at both, and the same price for a widget, chances are one store or both are selling a lower-quality widget.
I'm shopping for health insurance for our move to AL in a month, and I need to get all the medical info from my wife. She's dragging her feet, and I'm hounding her. She told me this morning that we don't need health insurance. When I told her she was nuts, she said, "well Doug (her friend) doesn't have health insurance". I told her that he doesn't need health insurance because he hasn't worked in over two years and has no assets. Thus he gets his health care paid for by us, the taxpayers. We don't have that luxury.