Reply #60: The benefits may be good, but...

[regnaD kciN]

...it isn't exactly cheap. My wife works for the Treasury Department, and is covered under that plan. Even with most of the premium being covered by her employer, she still has to shell out somewhere over $300 per month out-of-pocket. I can only assume that, for those who access this plan as individuals (without an employer contribution), the premiums will be considerably higher. Better than the $1,000-plus per month for private insurance, granted, but scarcely a panacea for the financially-strapped uninsured who would now have to buy a policy.