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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (16088)	4/4/2010 10:11:50 AM
From: Lane3	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

My team could write a program for the IRS to automate the whole thing. Wouldn't need anyone. All you'd need to do is assess a tax penalty, if they can't provide proof of insurance as part of their tax returns. They could write a program to kick out all those who filed income tax and haven't offered proof of insurance, assess a penalty to them, and deduct it from their refund if they're getting a refund. Your team, unless it's a team of magicians, couldn't identify anyone who didn't file a tax return, validate the claims of insurance, collect the penalty if there was not enough of a refund to cover it, or prosecute anyone.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (16088)	4/5/2010 10:53:47 AM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

If its done through tax returns you could relatively easily check to see if proof of insurance is included. But you would still have to see if the proof is actually valid. You also have to know if the insurance they provide proof of meats the standards. Then you would have to deal with non-filers. And the number isn't 32 million, it would be over hundred million (over a hundred million tax returns). You can't assume currently insured people will remain insured, and even if you could you don't start out knowing specifically who is insured and who isn't.