Reply #199: No it's health insurance for everyone. That's not the same as health care. [View All]

[Raineyb]

Individual responsibility. Except in cases of hardship, once market reforms and affordability credits are in effect, individuals will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining health insurance coverage. Those who choose to not obtain coverage will pay a penalty of 2.5 percent of modified adjusted gross income above a specified level.

This sounds like mandatory purchasing of health insurance to me and if you can't afford it you'll end up on the receiving end of a penalty. $43,000 a year and forced to buy health insurance as an individual is not a good deal. Where I live $43,000 a year doesn't buy you a hell of a lot. You can't even buy a place to live making that kind of money.