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Part of "forcing" everyone to have health insurance (or to pay a tax if they choose to forgo) is a concession to the health industry.
Currently, health insurance companies can turn away people who want/need insurance on the grounds that they have a pre-existing condition. Why? Well, it's bad business for them. The companies would prefer to have healthy people who never use the doctor's services like your friends, so that the companies get paid the insurance premiums but never have to pay out for any medical care. Which, you know, great business model, but a lousy way to handle something that's supposed to be looking out for the health of humans, IMO.
Anyways, one of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act is to tell these companies that they can no longer reject people for pre-existing conditions. "Well, if we have to accept people with pre-existing conditions, that means we'll have to actually pay OUT for their services, and we'll be losing profits!" they scream. "Help us continue to make money!" One method for allowing them to "afford" to take on these pre-existing condition patients is by creating more customers, ie. forcing people to get health care or pay the tax/penalty. Generating millions more health insurance customers will help mitigate the onerous costs that the health insurance companies will take on with those dang pre-existing patients.
And, as Moviesnob points out, you can't plan for when you'll need medical attention. Are the people that you know who don't go to the doctor young-ish, or generally in good health? What happens if they get older and their bodies start to go south? What happens if they get in an accident, or go traveling and get some foreign disease? If they're covered by health insurance, great! They don't have to pay out the wazoo for treatment. And if they're not? Can they afford the thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands that medical care might cost them?
Usa Supreme court Require every american citizen must Health insurance Jun 29, 15:04
you do now; ever been to an ER at a county hospital? {nm} Jun 29, 16:11
Yes, my employer provides insurance. But why should people be forced to pay for something they don't use? Jun 29, 19:11
needing medical attention is not something you plan for {nm} Jun 29, 19:15
Part of "forcing" everyone to have health insurance (or to pay a tax if they choose to forgo) is a concession to the health industry. Jun 29, 19:27
With more people on insurance, good luck getting into see a doctor when you need to. Jun 29, 20:46
This will not/ can not happen (and I think you know that). Jun 30, 10:06
Supply will always meet demand. If this is the case, it will create more jobs. {nm} Jun 30, 09:58
I'm not disagreeing with the verdict, but the problem is, the court decided it wasnt a tax when it agreed to hear the case Jun 29, 19:17
I agree with universal health care. This is what separates us from animals. The social pact. Jun 30, 07:57
+1 :) {nm} Jun 30, 14:20
For those who don't know what the bill is about and don't want to read all the literature, inside is the logic: Jun 30, 10:12
Not sure that's any better than what we have now. Actually, sounds worse. Here's why... Jun 30, 10:25
Business with over 50 full-time employees must offer coverage to those employees or pay a fine. Not sure about part time. {nm} Jun 30, 12:39
Is there a certain standard employer-offered insurance must meet that is part of the law? {nm} Jun 30, 13:07
I'm not sure, but I assume it has to be at least as good as the coverage that the government offers. {nm} Jun 30, 13:10
I played Russian roulette once and didn't get killed. Thus, banning Russian roulette games for people's safety is not logical? Jun 30, 12:46
That's actually quite hilarious, because that doesn't describe any one of our situations :) {nm} Jun 30, 13:03
More in depth (yet still bulleted) info on the bill Jun 30, 12:38