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individual mandateAn individual mandate is a requirement that individuals purchase healthcare insurance. Those who do not purchase insurance are penalized—for example, in the case of Massachusetts’ universal healthcare plan (which started on July 1, 2007), individuals who do not purchase health insurance lose their personal state tax exemption for that year.


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