Oct 28, 2013 ... Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said in August 2009, "We have 48 million people with no health care. As a result, they walk into emergency rooms. It's costing every American who is insured $1100 to pick up the cost of uncompensated care that goes on at the emergency room." We gave Boxer's claim a Mostly ...
Jul 24, 2012 ... However, the middle class and those with private insurance already pick up that cost because it's currently received through high-cost hospital care. ... with all that tax money, the Center for American Progress estimates that $1,100 of annual premiums for an insured family in Florida goes to cover costs of ...
Aug 31, 2009 ... "It's costing every American who is insured $1,100 to pick up the cost of uncompensated care that goes on at the emergency room." -Barbara Boxer on Monday, August 10th, 2009 in an interview with Rachel Maddow. The Truth-O-Meter says: BARELY TRUE. Barely True. Read more: There's some dispute ...
Feb 25, 2010 ... The best option would be for the U.S. Congress to pass comprehensive health care reform resulting in affordable health care for all. ..... but independent economists -- is that each family with health insurance right now is picking up $1,000 to $1,100 worth of costs for people who don't have health insurance.
May 7, 2015 ... In addition to its expansion and reform of health insurance coverage, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains numerous provisions intended to resolve .... While there was considerable variation in performance among the seven participating U.S. regions, across all markets emergency department visits ...
It's costing every American who is insured $1,100 to pick up the cost of uncompensated care that goes on at the emergency room.