title: The individual mandate--an affordable and fair approach to achieving universal coverage.
authors.affiliation: Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holahan
mesh_terms: D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D015273:Insurance Selection Bias; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D037141:Mandatory Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*