We are in the midst of a weak economy. That means fewer jobs and fewer people with coverage.
Rising health-care costs are pushing more people into public coverage from private coverage. I don't know how long that can last.
This isn't a silver bullet. This will help some people but not all people. It's not a solution for all our health care problems.
People make the assumption that their cost of living will go down when they retire, but if you have a lot of health care issues, your cost of living could go up.