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• A requirement that everyone maintain health insurance coverage. The ACA requires that everyone who can purchase health insurance for less than 8 percent of their household income do so or pay a tax penalty.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Individual mandate. (n.d.). Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/individual-mandate.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Individual mandate. mn.gov. Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Minnesota Department of Commerce, Insurance. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/individual-mandate (accessed: June 5, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Individual mandate." Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Minnesota Department of Commerce, Insurance. 5 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/individual-mandate.

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