Don't go there Jack ... that's a huge can of worms. The gov't running 1/6th of the economy and taxing everyone through their W2 job to do it is a scary thought this Halloween night. The gov't borrows against SS, do we really think they won't spend the health dollars taken in. This is about 535 people, primarily lawyers, having control of a huge amount of money.
If it was going to be good for the country, they'd have the same public option we'll end up with.