According to AMA, Health Insurance should be a requirement


According to AMA, Health Insurance should be a requirement

American Medical Association is pushing for a legislation that will make it a requirement for anyone who has an income that is 500 percent of federal poverty level. For example, anyone making $49,000 or more would be required to buy health insurance. According to Dr Ardis Hoven, an AMA board members, “young healthy individuals who decide not to have health insurance create a excessive amount of cost to the health care system.” This in turn leads to higher taxes and higher premium for the society.

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