Insurance-mandate repeal won’t pinch Bay State
For
Under the mandate, people without health insurance risk having to pay an "individual shared responsibility" penalty that in 2017 amounts to the higher of 2.5 percent of income or
In the dollars and cents, the mandate repeal -- which will save the government
"The
"This is not only a tax bill, but also a sneaky health care bill with a provision to repeal of a key component of the Affordable Care Act," Rosenthal said in a statement. "Axing the mandate will take away coverage from 13 million Americans nationwide, lead to steep premium increases, and destabilize the marketplaces in the long term."
Still, the impact on
Since health insurance markets don't cross state borders, repealing the mandate is not expected to raise prices in
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