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A New Penalty for the Uninsured in the GOP Health-Care Bill

Republicans would lock people out of coverage for six months if they go without insurance under a provision added to the Senate proposal on Monday.
Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

Republicans are trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s mandate forcing nearly all Americans to pay a tax if they don’t have health insurance. But they’ve just proposed a new penalty of their own for people who go without coverage: a six-month waiting period.

Under a provision added Monday to the an individual who is

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