On 4/11/2016 9:41 PM, Bruce wrote:

>>>
>>> 10 GRAND a year, just for insurance? 10 thousand dollars? For just ONE
>>> year?
>>>
>>
>> Insurance can run anywhere from about $3500 to $12,000 depending on
>> coverage, copays, deductibles. There are some people that get full
>> coverage for free, subsidized by those that pay the higher rates.
>
> What's the point of living in a rich western country if they don't
> even try to organise affordable healthcare for everybody? Unless
> you're rich, you could just as well live in Bangladesh.
>

There are some disparities,but many people don't pay the premium, or at
least all of it. Traditionally, at least the past 50+ years, employers
pay all or most of it. Other countries tax people. If you have
nothing, you can get free coverage. There are a lot of people stuck in
the middle though, earn too much to qualify for free care, not enough to
afford paid care.

No matter where you live it is not "free".