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It became law on Tuesday. They are only working on the tweaks the House wanted. 90% of it is law already.
You can sue anybody in America. Why would this new law change that?
And no, you don't have to buy it, but you will be fined if you don't.
From what I've read, the fine is going to be $750 ($95 the first year). Why wouldn't people opt out, pay the fine and pocket the difference? If I did that, I could pay for routine doctor's visits and save a boatload of money.
So we're stuck with having to buy a likely worthless health insurance policy or be fined. Personally, I don't think this will make it out of the Senate, or at best it will be deliberately pitched back and forth by anti-insurance-legislation zealots to infinity. But on the off-chance that this really does become law, if I have to have a gun held to my head now to pay for soon-to-be grossly overinflated health care premiums, if the insurance creeps refuse to pay my treatment for cancer can I sue the &^%$'s? Seems to me it's only fair that I have an easier time in court bringing a case against them for either dropping me or inflating my premiums so much that I'm forced to drop coverage for sheer lack of funds.
If you sue anybody, sue the Government. not the Physician. not his/her fault.
From what I've read, the fine is going to be $750 ($95 the first year). Why wouldn't people opt out, pay the fine and pocket the difference? If I did that, I could pay for routine doctor's visits and save a boatload of money.
That $95 fine for the first year is probably going to change. There was a Congressman on the news last night saying that the fine would need to be higher in order to "incentivize" people to purchase insurance.
That $95 fine for the first year is probably going to change. There was a Congressman on the news last night saying that the fine would need to be higher in order to "incentivize" people to purchase insurance.
If the fine is less than the premiums, still makes sense to decline coverage.
It became law on Tuesday. They are only working on the tweaks the House wanted. 90% of it is law already.
You can sue anybody in America. Why would this new law change that?
And no, you don't have to buy it, but you will be fined if you don't.
I'm watching Nightly News right now. Apparently you're right. The bill did pass the Senate, along with a few minor challenges that I can't quite catch if they are holding it up or not. Getting too confusing for me---like most of what Congress engages in.
If the fine is less than the premiums, still makes sense to decline coverage.
Not really. You never know what condition you will be in when you need it. You may not be in a position to run out and get it.
Besides, most people would rather be paying for "something" than "nothing". At least the smart ones.
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