"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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So when you have a medical condition, you tell people it cost the sum
total that you and your employer have paid for your medical insurance
through your entire lifetime? No, you count how much EXTRA you paid
because of that medical procedure, in copays, drugs, uncovered procedures,
prosthetics and other costs that you wouldn't have paid if you hadn't had
it.

In the case of my chronic pain, it's in the tens of thousands. In the
case of my dad's heart attack, it's zero.


You've missed the point. The most expensive health care is "free" health
care.