Want to know how government-run health care works? A few months ago U. S. House Republican leader John Boehner and his staff came up with this flow chart to illustrate the Democrats' health care plan.

While the Senate bill just passed at 1 a.m. Monday is different than the House version illustrated here, the concept is the same. If you think dealing with private health insurance companies and HMOs is a nightmare, "you ain't seen nothin' yet."