Originally Posted by
Bmach
Just curious but I thought with the ACA that everyone was supposed to have insurance?
You mean the unaffordable care act?
Trump has officially eliminated the mandate.
However, even before that, there were gap individuals who didn't make enough to afford the ACA, but didn't qualify for Medicaid for one reason or another.
Even with the unaffordable care act, deductibles can be quite high. So, one not only gets hit with the premiums, but the first $6000 or so comes out of pocket... more or less.