CBO Says 6 Million in U.S. to Face Penalty for Lacking Insurance
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About 6 million Americans would have to pay a penalty under President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul for failing to get insurance, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated.
The agency said it now expects about 50 percent more people to be subject to the tax than it had previously anticipated. That’s partly because the CBO said it foresees higher unemployment, which translates into more people without employer-sponsored coverage.