So now they are at 1.7 trillion dollars for healthcare over 10 years to ostensibly cover 50 million people. I haven't seen updates as to how many of that 50 million it will actually cover, or how many of those 50 million already had coverage but didn't realize it... but lets be generous and say it covers all 50 million. Thats still a cost of $3400 per person per year or $283/month PER PERSON. You can get basic coverage in the open market for that, and families and groups pay even less. I pay around $900ish a month for a family of 5 including employer paid portion.