U.S. News & World Report, January 31, 2017: Hawaii bills aim to save best parts of Affordable Care Act
“The Hawaii bills, introduced in the House and Senate, both included a mandate that individuals purchase insurance — part of the federal law that encouraged healthy, young people to sign up, providing a funding source for the sicker patients insurance companies were forced to accept. The Senate bill was amended Tuesday to add an income tax credit, which could help people forced to buy health insurance to pay premiums. It’s unclear whether there will be any federal funding available to help defray the cost for low-income customers.”