The Congressional Budget Office released new data Thursday estimating that by 2016, some 4 million Americans will face penalties for failing to buy health insurance as mandated under Obamacare. Additionally, the CBO estimated that 25 percent of those facing the penalty will be at the low end of the income scale; the penalty is expected to apply to about 400,000 Americans living below the federal poverty level (projected for 2016 to be $11,800 for a single person and $24,000 for a family of four).
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IFF to stand with state in legal action to block health insurance mandate
March 18, 2010 | posted by Wayne Hoffman inIdaho Freedom Foundation Executive Director Wayne Hoffman said Thursday the IFF will stand with the state of Idaho and join in any legal action to keep Idahoans free from having to buy health insurance under a federally-passed health insurance mandate.
School district and state employee health plans: is change needed?
February 12, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inA review of school district health programs shows wide variances in what taxpayers are paying to buy health insurance for public employees across the state and even in neighboring school districts. The reason: districts are buying into plans with bells and whistles, such as extremely low deductibles or no deductibles at all, that would cost much more if bought by individuals.
School district health plans: big savings to taxpayers if employees chip in
February 02, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inIdaho taxpayers could save millions of dollars if the state’s school districts started requiring their employees to contribute to their monthly medical plan premiums, but the Idaho Freedom Foundation has found that many schools continue to demand that taxpayers fund 100 percent of the cost of medical benefits of district employees.
Assuming school employees were to pay just 10 percent of the cost of medical insurance premiums, the savings would be at least $11.1 million.
Hoffman: Government health insurance will mean higher taxes for all Idahoans
August 16, 2009 | posted by Wayne Hoffman inI've lost 40 pounds since January, but I gained a pound back this week. I couldn't resist a second helping of fudge brownies. And I haven't been exercising. I'm sorry. I'll try harder next week.
You care about my corpulence because you're going to be paying for me when we're all on government health care. Whether you're rich or poor, everyone in Idaho will be paying higher taxes to cover more people on public assistance as soon as next July.
