i am 19, live in massachusetts asnd have no health insurance. am i going to get fined? and if so, how do i obt

**** i am 19, live in massachusetts and have no health insurance. am i going to get fined? and if so, how do i obtain insurance if i am unemployed?

The penalty of not having health insurance for the first year (July 1 - December 31) is to forego the personal tax exemption. After January 1 to penalty is 50% of the cost of minimum insurance premium per month. You do have the option of appeal if you can demonstrate that you could not afford the insurance.

You can get insurance throught the state Medicaid office (Mass Health) if you meet the income requirements. Here is the website: http://www.massresources.org/pages.cfm?contentID=35&pageID=13&Subpages=yes