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And, as more people lose their that hidden cost is onthe rise. The organizatiobn defines the hidden health tax as the undisclosed insurance premium surcharge paidby America’sd businesses and insured families when they purchase health That surcharge subsidizes the uncompensatedc health care costs of the according to the which is pushing for health care During 2007 and 2008, one-third of non-elderly Americans – 86.7 million people went without health insurance for some period of according to Families USA. Families USA contracted with actuarial firm to calculate the costs of unpairdhealth care.
The report found uninsured people are less likelg to get the care they need when theyneed it, and they are more likelyu to delay seeking care as long as When they do receive care, it is paid for in severa ways: More than one-third (37 of that care is paid by the uninsurexd themselves out of theifr own pockets. Third-party sources, such as government programs and paid for an additional 26 percentg ofthat care. The remaining about $42.7 billion in 2008, is considerecd uncompensated care. Those costsx are shifted onto the health care billsx ofinsured people, ultimately resulting in the hidden health tax throug h higher premiums.