CBO: Insurance Market Stabilization Impact Null If Mandate Repealed

The following article by Joe Williams was posted on the Roll Call website November 29, 2017:

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Legislation from the duo at the helm of the Senate health panel would do little to improve the number of uninsured individuals if the mandate created by the 2010 health law is repealed, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

A repeal of the mandate — which requires individuals to purchase insurance or pay a yearly fine — is currently included in the GOP bill to overhaul the U.S. tax code. Continue reading “CBO: Insurance Market Stabilization Impact Null If Mandate Repealed”