1 For example, American Language Services offers interpreters starting at $100 per hour (or $125 for sign language) and a two-hour minimum is required. 2  Phone interpreters typically cost $1.25-$3 per minute. 3  Language Translation, Inc. offers a flat fee of $1.88 per minute for phone interpreting, for example. Travel time is typically billed extra, as an hourly rate or a set fee. 2  For instance, interpreters working with the Arkansas Courts cost an additional 45 cents per mile or $40 per hour for travel outside of their county.
If you donât have insurance coverage and you can afford it, you will be penalized and pay a fee in most cases. For 2016, the penalty fee is whichever is greater: 2.5 percent of your yearly household income, or $695 per adult and $347.50 per child for the year. The household maximum penalty fee is $2,085.
The penalty for uninsured children in 2014 is $47.50 per child, with a maximum per-family penalty of $285. In 2015, the penalty increases to the higher of 2% of your annual income or $325 per adult. By 2016, the penalty goes up to 2.5% of income or $695 per adult, with a maximum penalty of $2,085 per family. After 2016, the amount of the penalty will be adjusted for inflation. The amount of the annual penalty is based on the number if days or months you go without health insurance after March 31. If you have insurance for part of the year, the penalty will be prorated and if you are covered for at least 9 months during the year, you will not pay a penalty.