No way in hell we could pass single payer. BUT *if* they had started with Single Payer I think right now they'd be voting yes on a Medicare-buy-in, in which case I and many others would be much more enthusiastic about the bill.

And before you ask the next question my answer would be that I'd hope that if the current bill dies (it won't) that a Medicare-buy-in would pass within the next several years as more and more pressure for a real solution comes down from the public as they realize the system is broken.