No Mondale moment: Elizabeth Warren releases her plan to finance 'Medicare for All'

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56. My family pays close to that.

I put in $700+ per paycheck (2 week cycle). My employer puts in another $300+ per paycheck. This covers my whole family including vision and dental. That's ~$2000 per month or $24000 per year. If you just take my contributions and leave out the employers it is still almost $16,000 per year. And that is just the premium.

This is a high deductible plan (the cheapest my employer offers) so the insurance company doesn't start paying out until I have paid $6000 out of pocket on actual medical bills. So that is a likely $22K+ out of pocket each year. A decent HSA blunts that pain, but it is still there.

I would be happy if my taxes went up $500 a paycheck if i did not have to pay the $700+ per paycheck on insurance.

To me it is about the total out of pocket, not whether the money is going to taxes or insurance or both.

Am I happy with my health care providers? Sure. But I was on medicare for 6 months when unemployed and I was just as happy or happier with that plan.

There are lot of good docs out there. I am willing to change if it saves me significant money without reducing coverage.

Just my experiences as a middle-aged, middle-class voter.