The Latest GOP Tax Plan Kills the Individual Mandate. Here’s What That Means

After failing to kill Obamacare earlier this year, Republicans in Washington appear to have agreed to use the tax bill to weaken it.

The GOP tax plan released late on Friday—and aimed at reconciling differences between versions of the tax bill passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives—would eliminate the penalty for not having health insurance starting in 2019.