Karen Pollitz, research professor at the Health Policy Institute, on the cost of health care if reform measures are enacted:
"Even if you had every person in America in the risk pool, a family of four would have to pay $28,000 for health care. That’s why you’ll never expand coverage without subsidies."
Health-Care Reform: Why Not Ban Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions and Call It a Day? January 27, 2010, Consumer Reports