ObamaCare relies on the honor system. Will Americans cheat?

The government is planning to rely on consumers' self-reported information until 2015

Cheating
(Image credit: Thinkstock)

A new delay announced by the Obama administration has ignited another round of fears that the health reform legislation championed by President Barack Obama will not work as he had promised before its passage. Following so closely behind the government's decision earlier this month to postpone the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate by one year, further evidence of implementation difficulties only gave the bill's opponents more reason to suspect the reform would be unsuccessful.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us