HR1458 and S565

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And to sum it up:

                Total
                Health                   Health Expenses
                Expenses               % of income
                (premiums+           (premiums+
Ann'l Inc.   out-of-pocket)        out-of-pocket)
   
$16,000      $1557                     9.7%
$20,000      $3102                   15.5%
$25,000      $4851                   19.4%
$30,000      $5634                   18.8%
$40,000      $7967                   19.9%



I don't know if I would call the future "bright" as mentioned in the above podcast, but maybe slightly better than a stick-in-the-eye.