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So Long, Insurance Penalty: Here’s Where the Most People Were Paying

A provision in the tax bill signed Friday repeals a key component of Obamacare

By Ryan Kelly and Randy Leonard
Posted December 22, 2017 at 2:52pm

Because of a key provision in the tax overhaul bill President Donald Trump signed Friday, those without health insurance will no longer have to pay a penalty. The fee, known as the individual mandate, was one of the most contested aspects of the 2010 health care law and was intended to compel people to buy insurance

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