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Publication Date: May 2009
Publisher: Families USA
Author(s): Kim Bailey; Kathleen Stoll
Research Area: Health
Keywords: Uninsured; Private Health Insurance; Premiums
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This report discusses how private health insurance premiums are higher, in part, because the costs of uncompensated care for the uninsured are shifted to those who have insurance, a "hidden health tax." The report quantifies this "tax" for family and individual coverage.