Following Trump, IRS Takes First Shots At Obamacare's Individual Mandate

The Trump administrationhas canceled plans to tighten enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. The Obama administration’s plan was designed to strengthen the law. The Trump administration’s decision could weaken it. The individual mandate is a requirement that people pay a financial penalty if they have the opportunity to get affordable coverage but decline it. The mandate is designed to make sure healthy people buy insurance rather than wait until they get sick. More h...