And that causes a chain reaction, with fees rising for insured patients and insurance companies raising premiums on those they cover.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

LeMieux also complains the Democrats plan has new taxes on health insurance providers which he says would be passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

John Freeman took that gamble a few years ago. The 62-year-old retired computer analyst dropped his health care insurance because the high monthly premiums and a huge deductible were eating up his retirement savings.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08