5 key things to remember about health care reform – CNN.com.

Thanks CNN for parsing through the health care bill!

CNN lists five key points contained in the new legislation.

I think that emotionally Americans want to feel like they have an understanding of what this bill means to them.   Overwhelmingly, people seem to be incredibly nervous about the implications of the finer points.

And although I applaud CNN for taking a stab at this, we have to be straight with ourselves and realize that they are pulling 5 points out of a document that’s thousands of pages long.  I’m not sure whether we should be most worried about the big points, or those that lay nestled and hidden.

Either way, today we can come away with a couple of interesting points.  Employers will bear more responsibility for providing health care insurance in the future, and senior citizens, who arguably rely on healthcare services may see some advantages as well as disadvantages come from the bill.

If you have a pre-existing condition, no problem – you’re covered!  That sounds terrific, but I can’t help but think that such a “guarantee” will  reflect in an increase in premiums.   Or a decrease in quality of care.  But hopefully someone’s figured that one out.

Well, it’s been passed (somewhat) and we’re starting to learn what’s actually in it.  Coming at this from a purely emotional perspective, it is probably a very good idea that we get an even closer look at the details, so that understanding can replace the fear that’s so common these days …