I think we should be very concerned about any kind of government managed health plan or 401(k) plan, for two reasons.
1) Look at the state of the Social Security system. Why do we think the government will do a good job of handling our health care when they have failed to fix the SS system?
2) Also, look at other countries that have govenerment mandated health programs (England and Canada). I can assure you having lived in both countries that the majority of people DO NOT find these programs supererior to the healthcare we have here.
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