Moderate alcohol consumption may provide some health benefits, such as: 1  Reduce your risk of developing and dying from heart disease. 2  Possibly reduce your risk of ischemic stroke (when the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked, causing severely reduced blood flow) 3  Possibly reduce your risk of diabetes.
If an American failed to get coverage this year, that penalty will be taken out of their tax refund in early 2015, Adams noted. While that might be painful to some uninsured Americans who are counting on their tax refunds in early 2015, the penalty for going uninsured next year is even harsher.
Much has been written about how the Obamacare individual mandate is unconstitutional. Less discussed, however, is that another key part of the Senateâs version of Obamacare likely violates the Tenth Amendment. And some states are preparing to sue. President Obamaâs health care legislation is riddled with constitutional problems.