I'm for an affordable system that both private and some national program can compete against each other. I have health insurance as does my husband - premiums $9000 a year with a $1250 deductible. These are company subsidized programs from our retirement from insurance companies. The $9000 per year is what the 2 of us pay together. Our medications cost $1600. every quarter so we were glad to get it until we are old enough for medicare. I don't know what we would do if our granddaughters lost their coverage.