One reason to not wait it out is waiting only makes things worse, for some of the reasons I mentioned. Who is supposed to be treating all of us, where are they going to do it, and who is going to pay for it?
There will be a whole lot more of us come 2014 as well, as us (you and I) baby-boomers start retiring in droves. As we both know, getting older ain't for wussies - we need a whole lot more personalized care than the 20-somethings do.
Another thing to consider is the pure economics of it. More and more people are opting to forego social security (immediate government income) and taking personal tax deferred retirement accounts, that will not be available for taxation for 20-40 years from now. Those are structured as actual pay reductions, so the taxable income of millions of people is lowered - yet further reducing the immediately available income that will be needed come 1 Jan 2014. Doctors, nurses, et al are most likely not going to work for IOUs...
Another matter that must be resolved before then are the interstate differences between insurance policies. Some states have policies that contradict the fed's plan. If the doctors in some states obey state law, they are subject to losing whatever Medicaid/Medicare funds are still available, and possible punitive action from the feds - if they ignore the states and go along with the feds, they could get shut down, even jailed, by the states. Its a lose-lose situation (abortion immediately comes to mind)
Granted, there are things in the current plan that are appealing - but given the fact that no one knew about them until after the fact is a slap in the face of everyone eligible to vote.
Shumer 'threatened' to force a senate vote on every element of the house bill if push comes to shove...if it comes down to this, I'm all for it; at least we'd know in detail what is what. The link you provided (thanks, BTW) does not really talk about anything except the superficials - doesn't talk about the nitty-gritty of all this.
Sidebar - Barry, appreciate the conversational dialog, man. Neither of us is likely to change either's mind, but at least some level of understanding is being exchanged.