In 2008, premiums were $1,000 higher for families, and over $350 higher for single individuals, to make up for what uninsured Americans didn't pay for health care they received.
This was on top of billions spent by government and charities.
The uninsured themselves paid just 37%.
(Via Jonathan Cohn's health care blog, The Treatment, at TNR.)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Americans with health insurance pay a "hidden tax" to cover the uninsured.
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