Video: What Will Happen If I Don't Buy Insurance on the Marketplace?

Most Americans will need to have health insurance by Jan. 1, explains TMA Board of Trustees Chair, Carlos “Hey Doc” Cardenas, MD. If you don’t, “You won’t get hit by lightning, you won’t go to jail, but you will have to pay a penalty to the Internal Revenue Service at the end of the tax year.” Just how much is that penalty? Watch the “Hey Doc” video to find out.



Check out the “Hey Doc” video series. It answers many important questions about the Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance requirement that went into effect Oct. 1, 2013.