If the Affordable Care Act may be repealed, can I ignore the tax penalty?

In some recent emails, readers asked about what to expect as Republicans move to overhaul the health law. Should people bother paying the penalty for not having health insurance when they file their taxes this year? Will people be able to sign up on the exchange for 2018 after their COBRA benefits end? Q: I didn’t have health insurance for part of last year and thought I’d get stuck paying a penalty.

Juan Williams: Ethics cloud hangs over Trump

Barack Obama Juan Williams: Ethics cloud hangs over Trump Week ahead: Regulators await Trump’s ‘day one’ Ex-Clinton aide: Spicer should have resigned rather than lie MORE told CBS’s “60 Minutes” that he is “proud of the fact with two weeks to go, we are probably the first administration in modern history that has not had a major scandal in the White House.” To his critics, Trump’s failure to divest himself from his global business empire, including deals with foreign governments, is already a scandal.