So why the hell should I sign up for this shit when these people dont? A. The health care law authorizes many kinds of exemptions, and the Obama administration has added a few. Under the law, no penalties can be imposed on people who would have to pay more than 8 percent of their household income for the lowest-priced insurance available to them. The requirement for people to have coverage does not apply to members of certain religious sects who are “conscientiously opposed to acceptance” of health insurance benefits. Nor does it apply to members of organizations known as health care sharing ministries, which provide a faith-based alternative to traditional insurance. Prisoners and illegal immigrants are also exempt, and no penalties can be imposed on members of federally recognized Indian tribes. Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, has authorized “hardship exemptions” for people in more than a dozen categories. These include people who are homeless or facing eviction or foreclosure; victims of domestic violence; and victims of fires, floods and other disasters.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:01:16 +0000
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