Changing the Role of the Stakeholders Covering the Uninsured

May 2003 National Business Coalition on Health Changing the Role of the Stakeholders Covering the Uninsured Three-fourths of the uninsured live in a household were a family member is a full-time worker. The uninsured often rely on more expensive emergency room services instead of seeking earlier, less costly treatment. Those costs are shifted to the private sector, resulting in higher prices for employers. Business coalitions across the country are tackling the problem of the uninsured in innovative ways, and are challenging the public sector to take notice. They understand the financial investment of expanding coverage to the working . . .