The Rise of State Individual Mandates - July 2020

As of 2019, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 reduced the ACA’s individual mandate penalty to $0. In reaction, several states and the District of Columbia have enacted their own ACA-style individual mandates requiring taxpayers to provide proof of health coverage to avoid financial penalties. This article focuses on the obligations for employers sponsoring group medical coverage and summarizes what we know so far.

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