Quote from AAAintheBeltway:
Sorry but anecdotes are not evidence.
You're right there, actually.
I'm not defending HMOs, but I would think the rational approach would be to address abuses rather than use a few tales to justify a government takeover of yet another massive industry. You may enjoy going to the motor vehicles department, dealing with the IRS and trying to deal with the Post Office. Most of us don't and wouldn't want that to become the way we get health care.
The government isn't going to "takeover" the entire industry, that's paranoia.
And given a choice between dealing with the post office and an HMO and an insurance company everybody would choose the post office, every time.