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I didn't think "do without" was a legal option anymore.
by mark-r 7y ago
I didn't think "do without" was a legal option anymore.
- brianwawok 7y agoEnforcement of the health care mandate was shut down by trump. Without a mandate, the ACA doesn’t work
- xienze 7y agoIt’s debatable that it worked even with the mandate. Plenty of young, healthy people decided paying the penalty was a better option than paying some amount of money greater than the penalty for bad coverage.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoIt would work if the option was for people to purchase health insurance on healthcare.gov or pay the equivalent amount in extra taxes. Then people wouldn't have any reason not to purchase it. But also, everyone would have to be directed to healthcare.gov without exception to create the appropriate mix of healthy and sick lives for a viable marketplace, which means banning employer involvement in health insurance.
- brianwawok 7y agoYour first part doesn’t follow the second You could keep employee insurance. If everyone else has to sign up, you still get a diverse risk pool. Maybe not perfect but way better than what we have now.
- brianwawok 7y agoSure the 700 or whatever penalty wasn’t the end state. Make it a $5000 penalty vs $2500 to buy coverage.
- prh8 7y agoIt's an option, you are just penalized on your taxes. Curious to see whether that changes though.