A Connecticut proposal could charge up to $10,000 for not carrying health insurance

[Hermit-The-Prog]

The plan would raise the previous fine for not carrying coverage to as high as 9.6 percent for the highest earners.

By Sarah Kliff Mar 7, 2018

Connecticut is considering a proposal to create a super-charged individual mandate — one that could charge state residents a big chunk of their income for not carrying coverage.

The plan would raise the fine for not carrying coverage from 2.5 percent of income (the fine under Obamacare) to as high as 9.6 percent for the highest earners.

A Yale economist first proposed the idea in February. Now, some of these fees have worked their way into a bill pending with the Connecticut legislature. It comes at a moment when states that support Obamacare are grappling with how to deal with the fallout of Republicans repealing the federal requirement to carry health coverage.

Maryland was first out of the gate with its own unique twist on the individual mandate. Now, Connecticut is exploring much steeper fines — meant to encourage those without insurance to enroll in a plan instead.

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/7/17093644/obamacare-health-insurance-mandate-connecticut-states-voxcare

[greymattermom]

1. If you don't enroll

they should just enroll you in a state plan, maybe whatever state employees get, and add the bill to your state taxes. Then enrolling is an incentive. You get to pick the plan that suits you instead of defaulting to the state plan.