Health Insurance Individual Mandate Costing Massachusetts Residents More Than $35 Million Per Year

If you don't have health insurance in Massachusetts, in theory you must pay a fine. In recent years, tens of thousands of Bay Staters have been paying that fine instead of purchasing health insurance — and the fine costs state residents more than $35 million per year, according to data obtained by NewBostonPost.

If you don't have health insurance in Massachusetts, in theory you must pay a fine. In recent years, tens of thousands of Bay Staters have been paying that fine instead of purchasing health insurance — and the fine costs state residents more than $35 million per year, according to data obtained by NewBostonPost.…