After years of legal wrangling and a showdown in front of the Supreme Court, the federal government has finally begun to implement the Affordable Care Act’s controversial individual insurance mandate.
Starting on Jan. 1, 2014, Americans will have a choice: Buy basic health insurance, qualify for an exemption, or pay a penalty when filing federal income taxes, according to proposed regulations issued Jan. 30 by the Treasury Department and the Health and Human Services Department.
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Go and read all the exclusions. For an incredibly intrusive and expensive mandate there sure are a lot of people that still won’t have to be covered.
