claim: those who fail to buy health insurance under "obamacare" face the threat of jail time.
author: bob marshall
evidence_1: nov 13, 2009 ... willfully evading that tax could result in jail time under the bill passed ... to those  who refuse to get coverage and refuse to pay the penalty tax.
evidence_2: feb 26, 2015 ... at tax time for failing to secure "minimum essential coverage" to comply with ...  under obamacare, you're considered covered if you have ... va health coverage;  private insurance that you purchased on your own ... those estimated to be at risk  to the penalty were those in the middle class ... so, no jail time.
evidence_3: nov 16, 2017 ... risk advisory .... employers face new penalties on health plans under the aca ...  that fail to offer employee health insurance that meets aca standards may ....  could face a nondeductible penalty for 2016 of $583,200 ((300 full-time ... and 12  of those employees purchase coverage on the marketplace with ...
evidence_4: while the affordable care act has started to help alleviate healthcare disparities  ... in terms of providing medical care and health insurance to many low-income  families ... under the aca, payers are not allowed to charge higher premiums for  ... those who do not purchase healthcare coverage face a tax penalty, which is ...
evidence_5: jun 24, 2015 ... the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 placed a ...  penalties (and/or corrective action plans) to covered entities that fail to comply  with hipaa rules. ... of time a violation was allowed to persist, the number of  people ... tier 2: obtaining phi under false pretenses – up to 5 years in jail.