Posted on 12/15/2017 4:33:43 PM PST by springwater13
The final Republican tax-reform bill unveiled Friday repeals ObamaCare’s individual insurance mandate, leaving the GOP poised to blow a significant hole in the health-care law next week.
The change, which takes effect in 2019, removes one of the least popular parts of ObamaCare, but one that many experts warn is necessary to make the law function smoothly.
Without a mandate, there is less incentive for healthy people to enroll and balance out the costs of the sick. That is expected to lead to premium increases and could lead insurers to drop out of markets, potentially leaving some areas of the country with no coverage options.
Republicans say repeal of the mandate is a form of tax relief, because it lifts a penalty on people who decide not to buy coverage.
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yep. when the final kid ages out and the ex shrew gets off the payroll, we will be able to make it official. Thirteen years down, three to six more years to go. We dont think the youngest will have any interest in college and we are currently getting the CO modified with a GPA/attendance stipulation. Ex shrew thinks she going to be getting CS forever by having them continually fail courses and be in remedial classes through age 26.
between us there are 4 kids all working except youngest who is showing more of a bent toward academics. The other three never went to college.
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