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To: KLP who wrote (298195)	3/26/2009 2:56:52 AM
From: KLP	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793931

10 Surprising Facts about American Health Care We all need to know about this~ O and Crew sure won't tell us: No. 649 Tuesday, March 24, 2009 by Scott Atlas ncpa.org

To: KLP who wrote (298195)	3/26/2009 5:00:52 AM
From: Bearcatbob	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793931

In all the discussion of national health care I see little discussion of what it is. For instance, we have a good health care plan. That plan has several requirements that make it far from free. First, it is not fully subsidized by the company (less so as a retiree)- but even as an employee it cost several hundred dollars per month, there is a deductible of about $1000 and after the deductible and 80/20 split for the next several thousand. So, my subsidized health care will cost somewhere north of %5k per year. Since a lot of people do not have $5k - who pays that? Will I be relieved of my current cost obligation? This national discussion has not even begun to be priced.