Most insurers not nervous about ending Obamacare mandate

More than half of health insurers do not expect the zeroing out of Obamacare’s fine on the uninsured will have much impact on enrollment in the exchanges, according to a new survey.

The zeroing out of the fine, known as the “individual mandate” fine, goes into effect in 2019 as part of the tax law President Trump signed into law late last year. Whether the mandate had an impact on compelling people to buy health insurance who would otherwise choose to go uninsured has been an central point of debate as Republicans have sought to chip away at Obamacare.