Insurance

This is a shout out to my parents for paying my insurance most of my life and to anyone else paying for it.  My father once told me that there are many people who spend over half of their income on medical bills.  It was an interesting thought but I never gave it much more than a moment.  ...Until yesterday.  I live in Massachusetts where health insurance is a must.  I've been scared of it for so long.  I finally signed up for it and received my first check with insurance already withdrawn from it.  Because of the timing, they withdrew for the whole month.  Because of a misunderstanding they had me filed wrong-paying 50% more than I needed to.  All in all, insurance added up to over a third and nearly half of my paycheck.  My medical bills were nearly to that "crazy" point and I hadn't yet entered a single doctor's door to pay a copayment.
Got it settled today, but I'll still be paying a significant portion of my check to it.  I just can't fathom it all...