Reply #15: 22,000 here for a family of three

[Ms. Toad]

under our small business plan. $11,080 for a family of 4 sounds pretty good to me.

Since the average health care costs are between $5000 and $5000, it is actually lower than I expected.

It is going to be a shock for those who have been lucky enough to be able to purchase insurance on the open market, through a large business, or to those who have been going without - but until we implement a single payer system it is a reasonable price to pay to ensure that everyone is at least guaranteed access to coverage, particularly with the hefty subsidies that will be available to help out those without the ability to pay. The folks it will hit hardest are those at the top end of the subsidy/lower end of the unsubsidized - for anyone in that range not already buying insurance, the premium will hurt.