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Many Qualify for Affordability Exemption to Tax Penalty

With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we at Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms and the Center for Children and Families have been providing technical assistance to Navigators and assisters in a handful of states, helping answer the questions they receive from consumers. As the second open enrollment period (OE2) winds down and attention turns […]

Individual Responsibility—What are the Rules?

By Joe Touschner With the end of open enrollment approaching, it’s a good time to review some of the rules surrounding the ACA’s individual responsibility requirement, or individual mandate.  Overall, the individual mandate is intended to impose a tax penalty on those who have access to affordable health coverage yet choose to go uninsured for […]

Here’s the Latest on Mandate Exemptions

By Joe Touschner Now that 2014 is here, the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is in effect to encourage individuals and families to maintain health coverage.  This year, though, will be a transition year for many when they won’t face any penalty for reasonable gaps in coverage.  We’ve learned more about how the individual mandate […]

New Guidance on Individual Mandate: New Hardship Exemption for Those Who Enroll at the End of the Initial Enrollment Period

By Tara Mancini While open enrollment for Marketplace plans extends to March 31, 2014, there’s been some concern that an earlier date—February 15—marked the deadline for those without coverage to sign up to avoid tax penalties for going without insurance. On Monday, CMS released additional guidance on the ACA’s individual shared responsibility requirement to address […]

Delaying ACA’s Individual Mandate Would Result in Millions More Uninsured and Higher Premiums

By Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Congressional Republican leaders are discussing proposals to attach a one-year delay of major elements of health reform, including the individual mandate, to legislation required to avert a government shutdown or prevent a default on the nation’s debt.  We’ve issued a paper explaining why policymakers should firmly reject any such effort […]

More Info on Individual Mandate Exemptions

By Joe Touschner The Affordable Care Act’s employer responsibility and individual responsibility requirements have been much discussed since the Administration announced its decision to delay reporting and penalties for the employer requirement for a year.  The individual responsibility requirement, however, is still on track to go into effect in January and recent rules and guidance […]