Cotton’s False Insurance Assurance
Nonpartisan congressional analysts say eliminating the penalty for not buying health insurance would increase average premiums on the individual market by 10 percent. That, in turn, would result in some people deciding not to buy health coverage for financial reasons.
Yet Republican Sen. Tom Cotton claimed that the amended Senate tax bill revoking the penalty would have “no impact on anyone” who wants to buy insurance through the exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act.
Cotton made that statement during on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Host John Dickerson asked Cotton about the that, starting in 2025, 13 million fewer people would have health insurance if the penalty for failing to comply with the Obama-era health care law’s individual mandate is repealed.
