Believe me the cost would come down if illegal aliens were excluded and politicians had to be participants and pay their own way. By the way, every participant shoud pay to be in the health plan. Pay-as-you-go, right folks. Make it a separate insurance premium billed to each person/family!!!!!
Here, here!!!! Everyone should have to pay something every time they use their health care plan, if for no other reason, than to make them think before running up a bill. Even the "poor" should have to pay a co-pay of some kind. For their prescription drugs, make them choose generic drugs with a small co-pay or brand name with a significant co-pay.
However it is structured, it has to use some sort of participant fee to discourage overuse.