I, too, was disappointed that the universal health care option did not go through, but the health care bill does address several problems that needed to be addressed. Of course, the cost of healthcare is the big problem. Why do medications cost so much? Why are people so inclined to allow themselves to become so out of shape as to need expensive health care? Why do we have a system with so many expensive unnecessary procedures and tests?
Personally, beyond taking good care of myself, I try to avoid the health care system as much as I can. However, as an asthmatic, I'm saddled with having to keep at least some medication around.
I think we need to define a low level of universal health care. Do we need to pay for everyone with a headache to get a cat scan? No. But I would love to think that my tax money provided treatment for broken bones, chronic illnesses, alcoholism, infections that don't go away on their own, etc.
We will, as a nation, be forced to deal with the cost of health care at some point. People can't keep going into debt in order to follow their doctor's advice.