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Re:Enter your address and find out everyone who represents y... by kingosticks on Friday December 30, 2016 @06:58AM (#13283938)
Forgive my ignorance but why is there a penalty and who is it due to?
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Re:Enter your address and find out everyone who represents y... by afarrell on Friday December 30, 2016 @07:54AM (#13284119)
There is a penalty for not having a minimum standard of health coverage and it is due to the IRS.
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Re:Enter your address and find out everyone who represents y... by kingosticks on Friday December 30, 2016 @11:18AM (#13285083)
Ah OK thanks. Seems there's a bunch of exceptions for this including https://www.healthcare.gov/exemptions-tool/#/results/2016/de...
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Re:Enter your address and find out everyone who represents y... by AnAfrican on Friday December 30, 2016 @08:36AM (#13284262)
there is a penalty because the system is supposed to reduce costs by enrolling everybody (even the healthiest who may feel like they don't need it) WHILE the health insurance sector still is a for-profit competitive market (so there's no "auto-enrolment").
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