I don’t care if they put me in jail, I am young, self-employed, and I WON’T BUY IT! This is just a tax, and gift to the insurance industry: NO.
It is just a tax, true. Do you pay your taxes? This one will just slide right in. Put you 17 digit insurance ID # in line 26A to recieve the standard $2000 Health Insurance Deduction. No 17 digit Insurance ID #, no deduction. You just paid $2000 more in taxes.
But of course, if you have no income, you don't pay any taxes. Those poor people will get another "tax rebate" on a tax they never paid, just like the "Earned Income Tax Credit".