By "eliminat[ing] the legal mandate language"—that is ... He explained that "[t]he exaction the Affordable Care Act imposes on those without health insurance"—that is, the penalty that ...

With the mandate having come and gone ... b Estimate reflects effects on enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA)–compliant individual-market plans only. c Estimate reflects effects on enrollment ...

The idea of the individual mandate is to have both healthy and unhealthy people contribute to the cost of health insurance. When more people pay in, it helps to balance costs and make insurance more ...

When federal Judge Reed O’Connor effectively struck down the Affordable Care Act on Friday ... us due to the inclusion of the “individual mandate” which required all Americans to purchase ...

The GOP has dropped the “repeal and replace” phrasing, but its megabill is an anti-ACA package that would take coverage from ...

Austin, Texas — A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law Thursday that requires most ...

A federal judge in Texas said Thursday that some Affordable Care Act mandates cannot be enforced nationwide, including those that require insurers to cover a wide array of preventive care services ...

The Affordable Care Act’s preventive-care mandate embodies a commitment to a healthier, more equitable society. It ensures that no one is denied essential care due to financial constraints or ...

The Affordable Care Act – Industry Benefits and Deficits Soar ... The Obama administration also provided significant relief from the employer mandate penalties for the first two years.

The lawyer for the businesses and individuals challenging the Affordable Care Act mandate argued that the administration is overplaying the harms that would occur if O’Connor’s ruling was not ...