Are Indians exempted from Obamacare?

I was looking at CT's website for the Obamacare exchanges and I found a document on exemptions to the individual mandate.

One of the things the document says is:

"

Membership in an Indian Tribe

An individual who is a member of an Indian tribe, including any Alaska native village, that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians.

They probably get the equivalent in those special programs and services.

Native American's pay all federal tax.

The only benefits they get is that if they live in a reservation, and the reservations turn a profit they must share the profit equally among the tribe. They pay social security, taxes, must sign the selective service papers, and they'll pay for obamacare. T

here may be an exception if the tribe provides their own form of healthcare that the meets the governments requirements.

I remember reading somewhere Obamacare needs something like 2.7-3 million young people to pay in full to turn a profit - don't think it'll happen. Fightingfan

You can always check for yourself. It does appear that there are special rules, but then again there seem to be a lot of special rules pertaining to Native Americans mostly to make reperations for the fact that we sort of obliterated their tribes and way of life in the past. 

Casinos are the new way of life.

They probably get the equivalent in those special programs and services.

deeliman

You can always check for yourself. It does appear that there are special rules, but then again there seem to be a lot of special rules pertaining to Native Americans mostly to make reperations for the fact that we sort of obliterated their tribes and way of life in the past.

Casinos are the new way of life.

Serraph105

You can always check for yourself. It does appear that there are special rules, but then again there seem to be a lot of special rules pertaining to Native Americans mostly to make reperations for the fact that we sort of obliterated their tribes and way of life in the past. 

Casinos are the new way of life.

Serraph105

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]

You can always check for yourself. It does appear that there are special rules, but then again there seem to be a lot of special rules pertaining to Native Americans mostly to make reperations for the fact that we sort of obliterated their tribes and way of life in the past. 

Casinos are the new way of life.

Fightingfan

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]

You can always check for yourself. It does appear that there are special rules, but then again there seem to be a lot of special rules pertaining to Native Americans mostly to make reperations for the fact that we sort of obliterated their tribes and way of life in the past.

Casinos are the new way of life.

whipassmt

So Native Americans and the people making and forcing the bill are exempt.  Cool.

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[QUOTE="Serraph105"]

You can always check for yourself. It does appear that there are special rules, but then again there seem to be a lot of special rules pertaining to Native Americans mostly to make reperations for the fact that we sort of obliterated their tribes and way of life in the past.

Casinos are the new way of life.

Serraph105

Apparently nobody clicked the shutdown button on those servers.

what's the threshold, from my experience my native friends tribal ID cards had peoples native purity written in percentages on the back of their tribal ID cards, like x% this, y% that, and so on so what if someone tries claiming their great great great great grandfather was like 1/64th Cherokee is he exempt? lamprey263

Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". lonewolf604

same here.

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". RahXephon101

same here.

[QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". gamerguru100

same here.

[QUOTE="gamerguru100"][QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

same here.

Fightingfan

[QUOTE="gamerguru100"][QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

same here.

Fightingfan

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="gamerguru100"] Funny, the Census names them as "American Indians" and then there are organizations like the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Maybe most of them don't mind being called "Indians", but I do think it's funny when white people like to be offended on the behalf of minorities to prove they're not racist (not saying you guys are, just in general). Pretty sad world we live in. Person0

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="gamerguru100"] Funny, the Census names them as "American Indians" and then there are organizations like the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Maybe most of them don't mind being called "Indians", but I do think it's funny when white people like to be offended on the behalf of minorities to prove they're not racist (not saying you guys are, just in general). Pretty sad world we live in. Person0

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". RahXephon101

same here.

[QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". Nibroc420

same here.

[QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". Nibroc420

same here.

[QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". Nibroc420

same here.

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

same here.

deeliman

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="RahXephon101"]

same here.

deeliman

Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". lonewolf604

*native americans.

Yes. Native Americans on reservations have been getting healthcare from the Federal Government since the early 1800s.

Off the reservation they are like any other American.

Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". lonewolf604

Oh god, it still annoys me when American's call Native American's "Indians". lonewolf604

That kinda cracks me up. I live on the Olympic Peninsula and have quite a few friends who are from the Tribes and none of them seem to have a problem with term indian. The opposite in fact. they love calling themselves FBI, Full BLooded Indian. the tribes around here, the S'Kallam, Suquamish, and Elwha tribes are really very good at making money and also giving back to the rest of the community as well.

As for the exemption, idk but Im sure they get it. They get some other nice perks too with stuff like fishing and hunting, and land use, and where they fall into the justice system if they commit a crime, and a bunch of other stuff too.