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New tax code eliminates ACA individual mandate

January 1, 2018 by Chain Drug Review Affordable Care Act, B. Douglas Hoey, Bill Pascrell, federal tax overhaul, individual mandate, John Barrasso, John Cornyn, Jon Kingsdale, Lindsey Graham, Matthew Shay, Medicaid expansion, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Retail Federation, Obamacare, Sherrod Brown, tax reform legislation 2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, News

WASHINGTON — The individual mandate is no more. The requirement under the Affordable Care Act that people pay a penalty if they do not obtain health insurance was eliminated in the federal tax overhaul passed by Congress. After the Senate approved the tax reform legislation 51-48, Trump tweeted, “Terrible Individual Mandate (ObamaCare) Repealed.” He signed

Senate tax reform bill may doom ACA’s individual mandate

December 5, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review ACA, Affordable Care Act, individual mandate, John Barrasso, Mitch McConnell, Senate tax reform bill, Susan Collins Issue 12-11-2017, News, Pharmacy, Retail News

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate as part of its sweeping tax reform bill has likely spelled doom for the provision, which required people who didn’t obtain health insurance to pay a tax penalty. Sen. John Barrasso (R., Wyo.) said the 51-49 vote passing the Senate tax reform