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Study: Care For Uninsured Raises Premiums

The Washington Post reports, providing health care for the uninsured increases the annual cost of insurance premiums for the average worker by $341 and for the average family by $922, according to a study by a group promoting universal health insurance.

Families USA says its study shows the problem is not restricted to the tens of millions of uninsured Americans. Rather, the problem affects everyone, because the insured subsidize the cost of care given the uninsured."

Uwe Reinhardt, a professor at Princeton University, said universal health coverage would raise costs even more for those currently insured.

Reinhardt said the uninsured would be likely to go to a doctor more frequently if they had coverage. He's skeptical that taxpayers would be willing to pay the added cost.

posted by Mike @ 10:20 AM