Posted Thu, 05/19/2011 - 05:54 by Dennis
Posted Thu, 05/28/2009 - 22:38 by Dennis
The average family with health insurance shells out an extra $1,000 a year in premiums to pay for health care for the uninsured, a new report finds.
And the average individual with private coverage pays an extra $370 a year because of the cost-shifting, which happens when someone without medical insurance gets care at an emergency room or elsewhere and then doesn't pay.