Pharma CEO Worries Americans Will Embrace Single-Payer Plan
Throw-away because I like to keep my financial details personal.<p>I&#x27;m self employed and have been for about 15 years.  We purchase health insurance from the state exchange.  Prior to this, I&#x27;d purchased it as an individual directly from the insurers, or used the plan my wife had through her employer.  Those options are no longer available to us, so we use the state exchange.<p>My family&#x27;s health insurance rates increased 17% last year.  This year, my state has approved an increase of 27% for the provider I use and a 31% increase for one of the other providers in the state.<p>To insure our family of four, we&#x27;ll pay around $25,000 for insurance before a dollar is spent on deductibles, co-pays or other associated costs.  We&#x27;re generally all healthy.  Have no pre-existing conditions to speak-of.  We earn more than the level where you qualify for any subsidy.<p>This is unsustainable.