What qualifies an individual or a family for a “hardship waiver,” a way for those in lower-income brackets to opt out of the mandatory health care policy?
The Baucus bill set the hardship waiver exemption at 10 percent, meaning that if 10 percent of an individual’s income does not cover the cost of their state’s lowest premium, they would qualify. This number is still being negotiated – Congressional leaders do not want to leave families poverty-stricken from health insurance payments.
