claim: "more people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (obamacare)."
author: kevin mccarthy
evidence_1: jul 11, 2017 ... if you don't, you have to pay a penalty or take a waiver. more people, almost twice  as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up ...
evidence_2: politifact national on thursday, november 9th, 2017 ... "more people, almost  twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (obamacare ).
evidence_3: nov 28, 2017 ... here's who pays the mandate's penalty and how much it costs. ... but it is still a  fraction of the approximately 29 million americans who did ... a combination of  more people getting insurance and more .... in helping people sign up for health  insurance and educating them on exemptions they may qualify for.
evidence_4: "more people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than  signed up for (obamacare)." — politifact california on friday, july 21st, 2017.
evidence_5: dec 15, 2018 ... for most people, this will just be adjusted gross income from your tax return. ...  the state has not double-penalized people while the federal mandate penalty ...  but how much is the aca's individual mandate penalty, and who has to pay it? ...  uninsured tax filers more likely to get an exemption than a penalty.