A New Penalty for the Uninsured in the GOP Health-Care Bill
Republicans would lock people out of coverage for six months if they go without insurance under a provision added to the Senate proposal on Monday.
Republicans are trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s mandate forcing nearly all Americans to pay a tax if they don’t have health insurance. But they’ve just proposed a new penalty of their own for people who go without coverage: a six-month waiting period.
Under a provision added Monday to the an individual who is
