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In reply to the discussion: Any advice on health insurers? [View all]
 

Travis_0004

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3. If you enroll by March 31st, you avoid the penalty for not having insurance
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 11:02 PM
Mar 2014

Even if you don't enroll, you can still avoid the penalty. The law was recently changed to say you can avoid the penalty if "You experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance." That is so wide, that anything could allow you to be exempt. If the only way you could afford health insurance is to sell your second Ferrari, you could argue that's a hardship, and be exempt from the fine. (I would argue your priorities are backwards, but that's another conversation. I'm also being a bit sarcastic with that example, but I'm sure everybody could find at least one hardship if they don't want to pay the penalty).

I don't know anything about those insurers, but if you have a doctor, or know who you want to be your doctor, find out who they accept first.

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