Health Reform? -- It's Rot

In my situation I have been to the State H-Dept Clinic since 26 years now. I have had 3 operations & going on the fourth. The first 3 were not life threatening but this upcoming operation is because of a slipping Spinal Disc. The description of the operation to occur August 17th is: "Anterior Cervical Disectomy with Fusion Using Allograft and Plating". It's a 45 min operation to remove a disc from the spine & eliminate the encroachment of the disc into the spinal cord as seen on a MRI which I was sent to obtain of the spine by the surgeon and we have completed with the pre-op procedure at the hospital. My situation is handled by the State H-Dept & they are extremely aware to cut overhead costs of patients they manage plus a tremendous...