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Replacing The Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance: A First Step To Compromise

The Trump Administration and congressional Republicans remain stalemated over how to “repeal and replace” the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). One major problem: The House...
June 14, 2017C. Eugene Steuerle
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The ACA Penalty Tax Is Going Up If You Don’t Get Health Insurance

It’s open season again for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , when Americans can sign up for health care, often with the help of large subsidies from the federal government. Millions of people will enroll but millions more won’t and many will have to pay much larger penalties on their 2016 tax returns
December 2, 2015Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Good And Bad News About The ACA Penalty Tax

An important feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the penalty tax imposed on people who do not have health insurance. But newly updated report from the Congressional Budget Office projects that just under 4 million people will pay the penalty in 2016, less than 15 percent of the estimated 30
June 12, 2014Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A Web Tool to Calculate ACA Tax Penalties

The deadline is looming: If you don’t have approved insurance coverage by March 31 (and are not exempt from the requirement), the Affordable Care Act...
March 6, 2014Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Big is the Penalty if You Don’t Get Health Insurance?

Stories about the Affordable Care Act often tell readers that they’ll have to pay a $95 penalty if they don’t get adequate health insurance coverage...
November 6, 2013Roberton C. Williams