Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Is Repealing Itself

Premiums are so high that many are exempt.

Unaffordable HealthcareThe Senate this week is expected to vote on a tax bill that includes a controversial provision to repeal Obamacare’s tax penalty on the uninsured. Democrats and some conservative policy analysts fret that if Congress scuttles the so-call...

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Why I don't want an HMO even if the government pays more than half cost!

out-of-network-emergency-1200-1-768x432HMOs are basically a version of socialized medicine — making health care look low cost to consumers but adding an elaborate behind-the-scenes rationing scheme to control costs.

For example: You can see only doctors who have been hired by the HMO. The doctors can get financially p...

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Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal

Article Excerpt from the NY Times.  By THOMAS KAPLAN andJIM TANKERSLEYNOV. 14, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1475" align="alignright" width="768"]Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, delivered opening remarks Tuesday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing. CreditTom Brenner/The New York Times Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, delivered opening remarks Tuesday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing. CreditTom Bre...

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2018 Update - How To Be Legally Exempt from the Obmamcare Penalty

2017 TaxesTax filers want to pay attention to the rules involving the Affordable Care Act on their 2017 tax returns, even as President Trump and Congress eye changes in the healthcare law.

In a reversal, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has indicated that it will not accept electronicall...

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