everyone is required to show proof of health coverage or pay a tax penalty. that penalty is $95 per adult or 1% of their annual income whichever is the greater number and $47. 50 per child beginning in 2014 (a maximum of $285 per family). then that penalty increases in subsequent years. it goes to $325 per adult in 2015 (family max of $975) and $695 per adult in 2016 and beyond (family max of $2 085). those percentages rise to 2% in 2015 and 2. 5% in 2016. in several cases you can get a "hardship exemption" so you don't have to pay the penalty if you can't afford it or on a case by case basis for other reasons.
are people without insurance required to purchase it? what if they don't?