Reform

"Rather than reducing costs, the healthcare plan appears to shift costs to employers and higher-income households." - Economists John Silvia and Mark Vitner of Wells Fargo Securities

"The most obvious quantifiable impact of the bill is an increase in taxes for upper income Americans, particularly on investment income. [the law] will expand demand [for healthcare] without much effort to rein in costs." - David Kelly, an economist and chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds