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And, as more people lose their jobs, that hidden cost is on the The organization defines the hidden health tax as the undisclosexd insurance premium surcharge paidby America’s businesses and insured familiese when they purchase health That surcharge subsidizes the uncompensated health care costx of the uninsured, according to the which is pushing for healthcard reform. During 2007 and one-third of non-elderly Americans – 86.7 milliomn people – went without healthn insurance for some periodof time, accordintg to Families USA.
"Today, 46 million uninsured Americans turn to emergency rooms when they needmedicall care, and the cost of that care is paid for by everh American with insurance,” said Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, in a news Families USA contracted with actuarial firm to calculat the costs of unpaid health The report found uninsured people are less likelyu to get the care they need when theyneed it, and they are more likelty to delay seeking care as long as possible.
When they do receivd care, it is paid for in severakl ways: More than one-third (37 of that care is paid by the uninsuref themselves out of theirown Third-party sources, such as government programs and charities, paid for an additional 26 percent of that care. The remaining amount, abou $42.7 billion in 2008, is considered uncompensatedc care. Those costs are shifted onto the healt h care bills ofinsured people, ultimatel y resulting in the hidden health tax througn higher premiums.