from enforcing a requirement that employers and insurance companies inform the government of the name and Social Security number of anyone to whom they provide health insurance coverage. The government uses these reports to help administer the individual mandate and other requirements. Employers and insurers are supposed to file “information returns” identifying each person to whom they provide coverage. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMany supporters of the Affordable Care Act, including Democrats in Congress, describe the individual mandate as an important part of the law. Using similar logic, the Congressional Budget Office said last week that repealing the individual mandate penalty, by itself, could lead to higher premiums.

Source: New York Times July 03, 2017 23:47 UTC