Health law fine on the uninsured will more than double in 2016
The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight that cold fact in its new pitch for health law sign-ups.
Cool reception for new sign-up window under health care law
Several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance will get a second chance to sign up starting today, and that could ease the sting of rising penalties for being uninsured.
Asiana Airlines penalized $500K over crash
In the first penalty of its kind, federal transportation officials on Tuesday docked Asiana Airlines $500,000 for failing to promptly contact passengers’ families and keep them informed about their loved ones after a deadly crash last year at San Francisco International airport.
A break for smokers? Glitch may limit penalties
WASHINGTON — Some smokers trying to get coverage next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law may get a break from tobacco-use penalties that