Unpaid Wash. medical bills near $1 billion per year
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington's insurance commissioner says unpaid medical bills in the state will cost about $1 billion a year by 2011.
And many of those costs get passed along to people who do have insurance. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says the average family pays about $917 a year in added costs. He calls that a "hidden tax."
A new report from Kreidler also says there will soon be about 1 million Washingtonians without health coverage.
He's advocating for national health care reform, which Republicans and Democrats are busy hashing out in Washington, D.C.
And many of those costs get passed along to people who do have insurance. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says the average family pays about $917 a year in added costs. He calls that a "hidden tax."
A new report from Kreidler also says there will soon be about 1 million Washingtonians without health coverage.
He's advocating for national health care reform, which Republicans and Democrats are busy hashing out in Washington, D.C.