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bakpakr

(168 posts)
10. Forced to buy health insurance
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:43 PM
Jun 2012
NOBODY is forcing anyone to purchase Health Insurance. Under the law you can still choose to purchase Health Insurance or not. Nowhere does it say you are required to Purchase Health Insurance.

If you choose not to purchase Health Insurance you must pay a penalty. That is all that is says. I personally think calling it a penalty is wrong. What it should be called is an Offset Fee. It is paid to help ensure there are enough funds available to reimburse providers through tax programs that are paid to providers.

What should have been added to the law is that if you choose not to purchase Health Insurance and do not wish to pay the penalty then you can choose to fill out and carry at all times documentation and proof that you have the funds to pay for care readily available then you get care. If funds are not available then you receive no care.
Also will such a ruling mean Drale Jun 2012 #1
That's unquestioned Sgent Jun 2012 #4
You don't have to buy car insurance if you don't want to drive your car on the roads. enough Jun 2012 #7
No, because the Feds aren't requiring car insurance kudzu22 Jun 2012 #11
if you live in a flood plain, you must buy flood insurance. spanone Jun 2012 #2
Or what?? nt nanabugg Jun 2012 #3
no mortgage. annabanana Jun 2012 #5
I believe if your not carrying a mortgage .. littlewolf Jun 2012 #20
or you do not get a mortgage nt littlewolf Jun 2012 #6
Arguably different from having a fine imposed Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #15
Uh, no. Only if your mortgage lender requires it. MineralMan Jun 2012 #14
You are not forced to stay in your sex Dokkie Jun 2012 #8
If Congress passed a resolution to draft, women would be drafted now. MoonRiver Jun 2012 #12
No, we're not required to register with Selective Service n/t Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #16
Raising an army is one of the enumerated powers of the Federal Government kudzu22 Jun 2012 #9
Forced to buy health insurance bakpakr Jun 2012 #10
There is also a penalty if you refuse to be drafted or rather refuse to go to war when drafted. MoonRiver Jun 2012 #13
You are comparing the 100 buck fine nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #19
You of course realize raising an army is one of the enumerated powers nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #17
Article 1, Section 8, give the feds the ability to..... NCTraveler Jun 2012 #18
Show me where it mentions Social Security or Medicare. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #21
Regulate. Not impose or create commerce in order to regulate. nt NCTraveler Jun 2012 #22
You can find the cases for the constitutionality of medicare an ss all over the internet. NCTraveler Jun 2012 #23
Easy workaround, states must mandate insurance if they want Federal health care $$$ JCMach1 Jun 2012 #24
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