The Individual Mandate

question 4

Multiple Choice

The individual mandate

• A) is a way to pool resources from the healthy and the sick to cover all of the insured.
• B) was supported by Republicans because it required each person to take personal responsibility for their coverage.
• C) was supported by Congressional Democrats as a way to force parents to cover their children.
• D) required reduction in taxes for those in the middle income range to allow families to pay for mandated coverage.
• E) All of the above are true.

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