Eliminating the ACA’s Individual Mandate: How Would California Fare?
May 2018
Marian Mulkey
Expanding Health Coverage, Coverage Trends
The federal tax law of 2017 eliminates, beginning in 2019, the ACA's financial penalty for not having health insurance. This paper describes how ACA provisions promote enrollment, the potential impact of the elimination of the penalty, and why California may wish to impose a state-based penalty.