I pulled the following from whitehouse.gov, as you can see we will still have a requirement to purchase insurance. We can get a hardship exemption of course but a Washington bureaucrat will decide of your are eligible. I see nothing in the Presidents proposal that does anything to reduce the burden on working Americans even though we are being told there are tax cuts to protect us and enable us to pay for mandated coverage.

Obama and his crew are pushing forward a bill at any cost to fulfill the liberal dream of government run health care in the United States. The American people have clearly stated that the bills in the House and Senate are not acceptable. The Democrats have spun this by saying Americans are for the provisions in the bill if each element is polled separately. Yes the American people want reform and cost reduction, but not the, expensive, mandatory, government controlled cost increasing, bills soon to be pushed through via reconciliation. This is typical “progressive” tactics illustrating a we know what’s good for you mindset.

Again the following was pulled from whitehouse.gov. Please go to the site and read this for yourself.

The arrogance of this Congress and White House is beyond belief. I have never seen this type of government in my lifetime. Please continue to write and call your representatives and oppose this agenda.

Improve Individual Responsibility.
All Americans should have affordable health insurance coverage. This helps everyone, both insured and uninsured, by reducing cost shifting, where people with insurance end up covering the inevitable health care costs of the uninsured, and making possible robust health insurance reforms that will curb insurance company abuses and increase the security and stability of health insurance for all Americans. The House and Senate bills require individuals who have affordable options but who choose to remain uninsured to make a payment to offset the cost of care they will inevitably need. The House bill’s payment is a percentage of income. The Senate sets the payment as a flat dollar amount or percentage of income, whichever is higher (although not higher than the lowest premium in the area). Both the House and Senate bill provide a low-income exemption, for those individuals with incomes below the tax filing threshold (House) or below the poverty threshold (Senate).The Senate also includes a “hardship” exemption for people who cannot afford insurance, included in the President’s Proposal. It protects those who would face premiums of more than 8 percent of their income from having to pay any assessment and they can purchase a low-cost catastrophic plan in the exchange if they choose.

The President’s Proposal adopts the Senate approach but lowers the flat dollar assessments, and raises the percent of income assessment that individuals pay if they choose not to become insured. Specifically, it lowers the flat dollar amounts from $495 to $325 in 2015 and $750 to $695 in 2016. Subsequent years are indexed to $695 rather than $750, so the flat dollar amounts in later years are lower than the Senate bill as well. The President’s Proposal raises the percent of income that is an alternative payment amount from 0.5 to 1.0% in 2014, 1.0 to 2.0% in 2015, and 2.0 to 2.5% for 2016 and subsequent years – the same percent of income as in the House bill, which makes the assessment more progressive. For ease of administration, the President’s Proposal changes the payment exemption from the Senate policy (individuals with income below the poverty threshold) to individuals with income below the tax filing threshold (the House policy). In other words, a married couple with income below $18,700 will not have to pay the assessment. The President’s Proposal also adopts the Senate’s “hardship” exemption.

“Hardship” Waiver
Individuals and families are eligible for a waiver from the requirement to purchase health insurance if coverage is unaffordable – if premiums exceed 8 percent of income.

In addition, exceptions are made for religious objectors, taxpayers with incomes below the tax-filing threshold ($9,350 for a single or $18,700 for a married couple in 2009), and Indian tribe members.

Americans under the age of 30 and other Americans who are exempt from the requirement to purchase insurance are eligible for a low-cost catastrophic plan that covers serious illness and injury.

Nice of the Government to give us a break!

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