--- description: The GOP's new Obamacare replacement bill isn't entirely getting rid of a punishment for not having health insurance title: Here's How the GOP's Healthcare Bill Deals With Obamacare's Insurance Mandate image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2947e7661b968726/6988bd3f4dd2153ed6efe087/paul-ryan-healthcare.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Congress](/tag/congress/) ## Congress Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How the GOP's Healthcare Bill Deals With Obamacare's Insurance Mandate by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 7, 2017 12:51 AM CUT  Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) answers questions at the U.S. Capitol during a press conference March 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) answers questions at the U.S. Capitol during a press conference March 2, 2017 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 7, 2017 12:51 AM CUT The GOP’s new Obamacare replacement bill isn’t entirely getting rid of a punishment for not having health insurance. House Republicans released their plan to [repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act](http://time.com/4692936/obamacare-affordable-care-act-replacement-congress/?xid=homepage "undefined") on Monday, which aims to unravel the insurance mandate implemented by President Obama that Americans must obtain and maintain health insurance, or an exemption, or pay a tax penalty. Under the GOP bill, anyone who seeks health insurance after going without coverage for more than 63 days will be required to pay a 30% surcharge on top of their premiums for the year. “This late-enrollment surcharge would be the same for all market entrants, regardless of health status, and discontinued after 12 months, incentivizing enrollees to remain covered,” the text of the bill reads. > [](https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/838889110991486977) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4692983/obamacare-affordable-care-act-congress-replacement-mandate/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4692983/obamacare-affordable-care-act-congress-replacement-mandate/"},"headline":"Here's How the GOP's Healthcare Bill Deals With Obamacare's Insurance Mandate","datePublished":"2017-03-07T00:51:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:41:53.611Z","description":"The bill dismantles Obamacare's insurance mandate, but adds a new penalty in its place","url":"https://time.com/4692983/obamacare-affordable-care-act-congress-replacement-mandate/","keywords":["Congress","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2947e7661b968726/6988bd3f4dd2153ed6efe087/paul-ryan-healthcare.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2947e7661b968726/6988bd3f4dd2153ed6efe087/paul-ryan-healthcare.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"House Speaker Paul Ryan Holds His Weekly News Conference","caption":"House Speaker Paul Ryan Holds His Weekly News Conference","creditText":"Win McNamee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/congress/","name":"Congress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4692983/obamacare-affordable-care-act-congress-replacement-mandate/","name":"Here's How the GOP's Healthcare Bill Deals With Obamacare's Insurance Mandate"}}]}] ```