You kiddos should feel very grateful.
I am retired & the best plan I found that meets my needs is a $250 yearly deductible with a 20% co-pay for ~$730 mo. (Me & Wifey)!
But before I retired, my last employer was paying ~$650 mo. single plan for me alone, I paid nothing. ( Group plan, 4 out of 7 of us were over 50 years old!)
Just did a little research, and apparently the health care tax is only 6%, so in my case i pay ~$250/month. That's the price for free health care for everyone. (depending on your income of course)
I assume you don't qualify for medicare?
So technically it's not free...
Hmm, interesting thread. I had never heard of 100% premium paid. The best insurance I have had was $400 per month for family. Now I pay like $850 per month for family.