This is a really good article explaining the individual mandate. Keep this in mind when you read it. It's far cheaper for us to give basic coverage to everyone then wait until they get really sick and end up in ER. Even basic care in an emergency room is far more expensive than anything delivered in a doctor's office. Who pays for this expensive ER care we're currently doling out to all and any? The insured pay a hidden surcharge and of course the tax payer foots the bill for the County system. My point is we're all going to be patients at some point. We all should pay our way. Each and every one of us.
