"J. Clarke" wrote

In Massachusetts you have to pay a fine. Insurance for a young
healthy single person that would rather go without is about $5000 a
year and the fine is something like a few hundred bucks. Tough
choice.

i think the fine will start at 1% gross income or $95, whichever is
larger.
it escalates to 4%/$500 in 2014.

The law is online, read it before you express opinions. It starts at $95
in 2014, increases to 350 in 2015, and 750 in 2016. Those amounts are per
person with a cap of 3 times that amount for any given taxpayer.

I was referring to present fine in MA, not to the Federal laws just passed.
Right now, MA residents can save thousands by paying the fine if they
prefer.