[OldPossum]

You wonder whether there have been long discussions in the insurance companies’ boardrooms as to whether it was such a good idea to back Obamacare.

[AlexW]

I avoid Obumbocare by not living in the new USSA.

[Artie]

Pretty sure this new information will skew the CBO’s budget projections as far as new revenue is concerned. Homer Simpson might say “Doh”!!

[visualops]

#14: “you experienced some other hardship” “provide documentation if possible”.
both horribly bad (leaves hardship determination totally up to bureaucratic whim) and good (anyone can claim a hardship and theoretically appeal an unfavorable decision).

[SC_Pete]

Single payer to the rescue. Socialized medicine was always the goal. I am amazed that so many in the commentariat fail to understand that simple fact.

[jiggyboy]

In addition, the law forbids the IRS from using its normal enforcement tools to collect unpaid penalties. Tax experts say the best it can do is withhold the penalty amount from any tax refund due.

A caution here: I think California, which runs their own exchange, doles out "subsidies" and would be the entity chasing you down for pay-back instead of the IRS. They can empty your bank account just like the IRS can, or in in this case, cannot.

[Organic Panic]

One more step to single payer. All going to plan.