What people tend to overlook is that we/all of us are already paying for the uninsured. The thing I'd like to find out is what is the difference between what the insured (we) are paying now for the uninsured as compared to what it would cost to enable all people to become insured.

Oh and yeah, here's a chart to show what we are paying now for the uninsured in every state...



Here's something from the website...

Some mistakenly believe that the plight of the uninsured, and America’s failure to provide continuous quality health insurance for everyone, only affects those who are unable to find health insurance. But this is wrong.

The uninsured pay more for care—and get less—than those with insurance. But when the uninsured cannot pay, health care providers shift those costs to those who can pay—those who have insurance coverage. This leads to higher premiums for those who buy their insurance on the individual market, as well as workers who get insurance for themselves and their families through their job.

This “hidden tax” on health insurance arises from a failure to continuously cover all Americans and accounts for roughly 8 percent of the average health insurance premium. This cost-shift amounts to $1,100 per average family premium in 2009 and $410 per average individual premium. By 2013, assuming the cost shift remains the same percentage of premium costs, the cost shift will be approximately $480 for an individual policy and $1,300 for a family policy.



http://www.americanprogressaction.or...ost_shift.html