1 Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication. Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication.
The percentage of Americans without health insurance just hit an all-time low. The percentage of Americans that do not have health insurance now sits at 8.6%, the lowest on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Families USA, which supports expanded health care coverage, found that about 37% of health care costs for people without insurance â or a total of $42.7 billion â went unpaid last year. That cost eventually was shifted to the insured through higher premiums, according to the group. don't think anybody has any idea about how much they are paying because of the need to cover the health care costs of the uninsured, said Ron Pollack, the group's executive director.