Eisboch wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On Feb 1, 12:36?pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
In my limited personal experience with health care issues, the only
thing
anybody has ever asked me was for my BlueCross/BlueShield insurance
card.
I've never been asked how much income I make or if I can pay personally
for
"better" care.

Eisboch
If you were poor, you wouldn't have that insurance card.

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As of January 1st, I better have in MA or I'd be in violation of the law.
It is now *mandatory* to have health insurance of some type in this
state.

Eisboch
What's the penalty for not having one? What if you choose to self insure?


Duck, I don't know the answer to either question. I know that in the
months leading up to Jan 1st when the law went into effect, there were
television and radio ads reminding everyone of the new law and options that
were available to those who didn't or couldn't obtain insurance through
their employers. I believe the state mandated an "affordable" shared risk
program as well.

Eisboch



They are fining them when they do their taxes, in 2009 if you don't have
the mandatory health care insurance, you will be fined half the cost of
the insurance. They will continue to increase the fines to "encourage"
people to join the plan.