WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2010. In light of conservatives’ recent calls for repealing the individual mandate contained in the new heath reform law, a new memo from Jonathan Gruber finds that without the individual mandate, the entire structure of reform would fail. According to Dr. Gruber, removing the mandate would:
- Reduce the legislation’s insurance coverage gains by more than two-thirds, so that reform would cover fewer than one-fifth of the uninsured
- Cause the reduction in employer-sponsored insurance to quadruple
- Raise individual premiums in the exchange by 40 percent
Download this memo (pdf)
Source: americanprogress.org
