30 grand wouldn't even be a lot if you look at some other health care costs.
Back surgery to repair a herniated disk at Mayo Clinic costs around 50 grand.
I'm sure open-heart surgery is a lot more than that.
But, you have to realize that you can't simply make those costs go away. Adding the public option only ensures that you end up paying more taxes. Because it won't make the insane overhead costs go away. If anything they'll get worse.
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