Maryland seeks to turn health care mandate into down payment
Supporters outlined the proposal Tuesday, a day before the
The federal tax overhaul approved last month removed the federal penalty that was charged to people without health insurance. Under
"We're saying instead of just paying the penalty and being off the rolls, we're going to take those dollars and deploy them in such a way as to use it as a down payment to allow you to make a decision to actually purchase health insurance," said state Sen.
Feldman co-chaired a state commission created last year to monitor federal changes to the health care law. He said the legislation is an innovative approach to help stabilize
State Sen.
"If we don't pass this bill, hundreds of thousands of working people who already have insurance will see their insurance premiums skyrocket," Rosapepe said.
But state Sen.
"It penalizes people who can't afford health insurance," Hough said.
In
Dorn also said about 10 other states could consider the proposal, but would likely require additional steps because they have a hybrid state health exchange.
"If the legislature has some good ideas about what the state can do to make up for problems where
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