The Cost of Not Covering the Uninsured: Project Highlights

Published: May 30, 2003

The Cost of Not Covering the Uninsured: Project Highlights

This brief summarizes the Cost of Not Covering the Uninsured Project’s first three analyses and reports by Jack Hadley and John Holahan of The Urban Institute. It covers the consequences of being uninsured, how much the nation already spends on care for the uninsured, and the cost of new medical care spending if the uninsured were covered.