[freddie_mercury]

There hasn't been a legal obligation to have private health insurance since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which was 7 years ago.

But still, your point stands, despite the specific example no longer being true.

[eyelidlessness]

I had to refresh my memory, so I looked it up. What I see now is that the mandate is technically still law, but the tax penalty was eliminated. Not that it’s a meaningful distinction, just an odd legal artifact.

[dataflow]

There are still some states that require health insurance.