Posted on 02/19/2015 7:36:42 AM PST by reaganaut1
Millions of Americans may be in for a shock when they file tax returns and learn that they have to pay a fine for failing to enroll in health insurance in 2014 and an even bigger fine for failing to enroll in 2015 before the enrollment period ended on Feb. 15. While there is nothing they can do to avoid the 2014 fine, which must be paid this year, they could avoid the 2015 fine, payable next year, if the Obama administration allowed them more time to enroll.
The government should open a special enrollment period that lasts beyond April 15, the traditional filing time for most taxpayers. That would be fair to millions of consumers who remain uninformed about the health care law and ignorant about the subsidies it provides and the penalties for failing to enroll. And it would strengthen implementation of health care reform.
The Affordable Care Act requires most Americans to obtain health insurance or, with some exceptions, pay a fine, which is assessed at the time they pay their income taxes. For individual adults who failed to enroll in 2014, the fine is $95 or 1 percent of applicable yearly income, whichever is higher. For individuals who failed to enroll in 2015, the fine will jump to $325 or 2 percent of applicable yearly income, to be paid when taxes are filed next year. That is a big jump that will hurt many people on modest incomes. The fines leap even higher the following year.
President Obama said on Tuesday that 11.4 million people had selected private insurance plans or renewed their coverage in the enrollment period that ended on Feb. 15. Many people cited the threat of penalties if they failed to obtain insurance.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
“What could be more un-American than that?”
I don’t know but they’ll think of something...if they haven’t already.
The joker in the deck of course is that its named the “Affordable Care Act.”
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Yeah, only those who believe there are affordable two hundred foot yachts should call it the Affordable Care Act.
The libtards wanted it passed so that they could find out what’s in it. Embrace the suck, Grubernistas.
There you go assuming they want you enrolled, when the opposite is true.
They want to fine you, then make as painful as possible to enroll- it is about control and getting in your wallet- and single payer
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