Obamacare

Well, the new so-called Affordable Care Act is being implemented with all the grace of an elephant ballet.  To say the system if woefully unprepared would be putting it mildly.  There are tremendous problems with the implementation, even recognized by avid fans of the act.  Well, we'll concentrate on how people living overseas are affected.  According to the official ACA web site:

“U.S. citizens living outside the U.S.

U.S. citizens living in a foreign country are not required to get health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. If you’re uninsured and living abroad, you don’t have to pay the fee that other uninsured U.S. citizens may have to pay.
Generally, health insurance coverage in the Marketplace covers health care provided by doctors, hospitals, and medical services within the United States. If you’re living abroad, it’s important to know this before you consider buying Marketplace insurance.
Questions? Call 1-800-318-2596, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (TTY: 1-855-889-4325) “

 Of course, if you think I may be misinformed, click here to see for yourself.

If you live permanently overseas, chances are you'll never have to deal with this.  If you are on temporary assignment and will return someday, keep your eyes peeled as to the developments so you'll know how to handle things when you return.