Is healthcare reform dead?

Healthcare reform does seem to be dead. At least for now. What will it mean for the future of healthcare in the US?
We just saw this insightful comment on Daily Beast:
Yeeeees!
Hooray for skyrocketing healthcare costs!
Hooray for denials based on pre-existing conditions!
Hooray for lifetime caps!
Hooray obstinate bipartisanship!
Hooray for propaganda!
Hooray for Democratic cowardice and arrogance!
Hooray for Republican obstruction and arrogance!
Hooray for a family of fame-whores beating an out-of-touch party hack!
Hooray for America!
Let our Stars and Stripes proudly wave...
- we may have to use it for a bandage.
Or buy a ticket abroad to get your healthcare.