[DoodleDawg]

Sounded to me more like he was talking $3000, not $700.

Nope, it's $2000 per year into an HSA of which at least one-third has to go to health-care insurance premium. People can contribute more to the HSA if they want. And if they have the money. So tell me where one can get any sort of heath insurance for $700 a year?

Then there's HRPs to control costs.

The idea that they'll control costs is fantasy, and unless the government is going to mandate that employers provide HRPs then they are even less helpful.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

The idea that they'll control costs is fantasy, and unless the government is going to mandate that employers provide HRPs then they are even less helpful.

There's no "fantasy" to it. It's already been done and proven successful, cutting premiums by around 50%.

One of the few acceptable "government mandates" is that ALL CARRIERS in a given state participate in the HRPs. An HRP is not something an employer can do.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Nope, it's $2000 per year into an HSA of which at least one-third has to go to health-care insurance premium. People can contribute more to the HSA if they want. And if they have the money. So tell me where one can get any sort of heath insurance for $700 a year?

I listened to it again. Carson absolutely said $5000 dollars a year.

He took the figure of current MediCare spending and divided it by the number of recipients. He then quoted the $5000 figure, "for every man, woman, and child".