The Debate Rages On

One word came up multiple times in a recent, wide-ranging discussion on the federal health care reform bill among five Gulf Coast industry executives.

Unfortunate.

As in it's unfortunate that medical tort reform wasn't part of the bill, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Or it's unfortunate that Congress and President Obama passed the bill in its current form, even though several national polls showed a majority of Americans were against it. Or its unfortunate Florida will be hurt more than any state by the Medicare cutbacks.