Towns want Verizon investigated for abandoning networks through neglect

Re:Towns want Verizon investigated for abandoning networks t... by LeifCarrotson on Friday December 04, 2015 @02:43PM (#10678590)

With the individual mandate described by Obamacare, the price of not going to the doctor at all is $695 for each adult, plus $347.50 for each child, plus 2.5% of after-tax income.

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Re:Towns want Verizon investigated for abandoning networks t... by ceejayoz on Friday December 04, 2015 @02:57PM (#10678706)

Wrong in a couple ways.

First, it's the higher of the per-person fee of $695/adult, $347.50/child, to a maximum of $2,085 or 2.5% of income up to the average annual price of a bronze plan on the exchange ($2,448 in 2014). Not "plus", and there are sensible caps.

https://www.healthcare.gov/fees/fee-for-not-being-covered/

Second, that's the price of not having insurance. You can have insurance and not see a doctor (and this is a fairly common choice for folks with a sky-high deductible).

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