The So-Called "Individual Mandate" in the Affordable Care Act Refers

question 42

Multiple Choice

The so-called "individual mandate" in the Affordable Care Act refers to the requirement that

• A)state governments always protect an individual's "right to die."
• B)state governments provide the same health care coverage to citizens and undocumented immigrants.
• C)state governments expand their Medicaid coverage or lose all of their existing Medicaid funds from the federal government.
• D)individuals purchase health care insurance coverage or pay a penalty to the federal government.

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