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In theory she's mandated to have insurance to prevent this type of thing from happening. If she couldn't afford it the government would subsidize her on the exc
by creaghpatr 10y ago
In theory she's mandated to have insurance to prevent this type of thing from happening. If she couldn't afford it the government would subsidize her on the exchanges.
In practice, she paid the ACA penalty to have the privilege of not buying insurance and then she got screwed for not having it.
- TheAdamAndChe 10y agoAfter the subsidies, chances are good that the amount she would still have to pay is prohibitively expensive. There is a baseline amount you have to make to get by, and at minimum wage in the US, chances are good you're hitting that baseline amount.