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BumRushDaShow

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4. "If they are bad they may discourage sign ups."
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 02:51 PM
Oct 2013

There is a minimum level of coverage required by the law. Having no insurance at all is what is "bad".

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But insurance companies may have estimated premiums based on a certain population buying in by Jan 1 dkf Oct 2013 #1
Cruz took one hell of a gamble NoOneMan Oct 2013 #3
If he wanted a Sarah Palin ball of fire type thing he achieved his aims. dkf Oct 2013 #8
"If they are bad they may discourage sign ups." BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #4
No it's not against the law to not have insurance. dkf Oct 2013 #9
I have talked to about 2 dozen people at the store and walking around etc. grantcart Oct 2013 #6
Signing up isn't the end of it. dkf Oct 2013 #10
"it is reported" grantcart Oct 2013 #12
Yes, there is a huge backlog of people interested. Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #18
So? The reporting is wrong. The deadline isn't Dec. 15, no matter pnwmom Oct 2013 #11
K&R BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #2
That's very short-sighted of them lame54 Oct 2013 #5
And you have to sign up for insurance by mid February to avoid the tax penalty... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #7
No you have to be enrolled by March 31st. grantcart Oct 2013 #13
They announced yesterday they were changing the date for enrollment to March 31 to address the issue PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #14
There is no change, just misunderstanding the difference between applying and enrolling grantcart Oct 2013 #15
The reason for the March 31 deadline is the law provides for no penalty if you don't have PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #16
K & R Scurrilous Oct 2013 #17
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