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I haven't listened to the orals this week, but I may be missing something - is the mandate actually to get insurance?

Posted by Max Mar 27 '12, 12:05

I hear people complaining that this is forcing them to buy insurance, but if you instead pay the fine for not having insurance, are you still required to submit your personal/health information to some sort of insurance system?

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Heard a bit of this on NPR this morning. The concern seemed to be that whatever carrot/stick was used to people into the insurance pool - it had to - JenBro Mar 27, 12:32
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- But if you can pay the fine and still not get insurance, you're not forced to buy in, right? So it's like the old form of buying out of military - Max Mar 27, 12:12 7
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    - Incarceration would be forceful. But I thought it's not in the law? At one point is it determined if you can incarcerate people for not paying? -- nm - Max Mar 27, 12:20 4
      - "What happens if you don�t buy insurance and you don�t pay the penalty? Well, not much. The law specifically says that no criminal action or liens can - mara Mar 27, 12:21
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        But there are penalties for not paying taxes. Has the SC ever struck down a law for failure to have a penalty element to it? -- nm - Max Mar 27, 12:29 1
        
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    - "tastes great!" "less filling!" -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 12:15

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I haven't listened to the orals this week, but I may be missing something - is the mandate actually to get insurance?

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