According to Breitbart.com, House
Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Healthcare Act carries even stiffer fines than former
President Obama’s disastrous Affordable Care Act.
High
income earners complained bitterly about Obamacare’s individual mandate penalty
which was enforced by the IRS. The penalty cost one blogger $1,500 in fines for
not having health insurance.
But Ryan’s proposal replaces Obama’s penalty with a 30 percent
surcharge of their monthly premium for failing to carry health insurance over
63 days.
Unlike Obamacare, Ryan’s penalty is not tied to income, making
the penalty costlier for the elderly and low-income Americans.
via Breitbart — Avalere Health reports that “a 50
year old individual at 100% of the federal poverty level ($11,880 in income for
2016) could pay over $1,000 more in penalties under AHCA for not having
insurance in the prior year than what she would pay for not having insurance
under the current law.
Trump supporters are expected to loudly voice their disapproval
of Ryan’s plan at President Trump’s rally in Nashville, Tennessee next week.
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