Getting rid of the mandate tax doesnt do jack shit to make or help lower premiums or costs - sure it takes away the penalty and that is a must! But does it do anything to make insurance plans more affordable after ObamaKenyafagtrannyCare ruined it? Not really. The GOP is really a scam and a fraud what they are doing w this tax bill. What a waste of time.
Part of the reason why auto insurance rates are low is due to the auto insurance mandate.
The law in each state requires a driver to have insurance.
In simple terms , you're REQUIRED to be responsible of you hit someone/something with your car.
In my opinion, if you don't want to get health Ins , you pay cash or avoid going to a hospital ER.
But, back in the 1980's the supreme Ct ruled, you have to treat sick people when they show up at the ER.
The mandate was extended to illegal immigrants.
FYI, the required hospital ER services get rolled into our premiums.
Plus, the first 1/3 of your premium $$ goes to an outside investor in the HMO/Ins.
Only 2/3 ( on avg ) goes to stuff directly related to health care.