Originally Posted by crockett

According to kff.org the average price in Cali is $224

Average Monthly Premiums Per Person in the Individual Market | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Now if his price is for a family then that's different. Now on the other hand, Cali is a big ass state and population is spread very differently between north and south so he could be in a rural area that gets screwed by not having a big enough pool of people. Who knows, not enough details.