Greenwald's saturday update is especially good: "the real reason there's no public option -- they don't want one -- is the one they can't or won't admit."

And that reason is that the Insurance Companies don't want it.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

This bill will force members of Congress in these exchanges, which is a good thing but most people will not be able to get into these Exchanges.

This bill has to pass for political, policy, and moral reasons but the base will not be happy because of the WH's distrustful approach towards them after working their asses off to put them in power.

Blue Tidal Wave

Cap on Total Out-of-pocket Spending
  Out-of-Pocket Limit

o The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will put a cap on what insurance companies can require individuals to pay in out-of-pocket expenses, such as co-pays and deductibles.  

o The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also will eliminate lifetime limits on how much insurance companies cover if you get sick and restrict annual coverage limits.

o Effective 2014, premium assistance tax credits will limit the amount an individual spends on their health care premium for the essential benefits package from two percent at 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to 9.8 percent of income at 300-400 percent of the FPL.  The amount of the credit is tied to the premium of the second-lowest cost (silver) plan in each area.

  Cost-sharing Reductions

o Provides credits to reduce the amount of cost-sharing for lower-income individuals.  Their annual out-of-pocket limits would be a fraction of the standard amount: one-third for those with income below 200 percent of the FPL, 50 percent for those with income from 200 to 300 percent of the FPL, and two-thirds for those with income from 300 to 400 percent of the FPL.  

 Lower Premiums

o The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will also require premium rate reviews to track any arbitrary premium increases and crack down on excessive insurance overhead by applying standards to how much insurance companies can spend on non-medical costs, such as bureaucracy and advertising.

o State-based Exchanges will help eligible individuals and small employers compare and purchase health care coverage at competitive prices online.

That's the Senate version.  If anything, after reconciliation these provisions will be improved.  So, no, they won't be high out of pocket plans.