Why should the Pennsylvania constitution block penalties for individuals or employers who do not purchase government health insurance?
A. It is important for people to have health insurance coverage, but a government requirement to purchase health insurance is ineffective, bureaucratic, costly and arguably an unconstitutional infringement upon states’ rights. The Health Care Freedom Act would strike at the heart of individual and employer mandates that do not work. Q. Does the Health Care Freedom Act enable Pennsylvania to block any kind of federal health reform? A. No. The primary goal of the Health Care Freedom Act is to prevent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from enacting an individual or employer mandate, or prohibiting patients from paying directly for medical services. Similarly, the Health Care Freedom Act would not attempt to block implementation of any federal law as long as the federal law does not require an individual/employer mandate, or forbid patients from paying directly for medical services. The Health Care Freedom Act also does not preclude citizens from voluntarily joining the proposed federal “pu
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