The Individual Health Insurance Mandate and Veterans Health Coverage.
In December 2017, Congress repealed the individual insurance mandate penalty. Given the poor health status of veterans, their higher demands for health insurance, and the substantial number of uninsured veterans, the repeal of the individual mandate should have a significant impact on the veterans....
| Publicado en: | Armed Forces & Society (Sage Publications Inc.) Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 248 - 276 |
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