Study: Obamacare's insurance tax to impose hundreds of dollars of costs on individuals and families

But according to the study by Robert Book of the center-right policy group American Action Forum, “insurers will have to pass most of this tax along to policyholders in the form of higher premiums, or possibly higher average out-of-pocket costs or reduced benefits.”

The report estimates that in 2014, individuals with employer sponsored insurance would have to pay $77 extra as a result of the tax and those with family coverage through their employers would have to pay an extra $266. By 2018, that will increase to $139 for individuals and $476 for those with family coverage.