Factcheck.org has their analysis here.
Apparently jail time (for wilful non-payment of the resulting fine for not having insurance) is possible in the house version, but not the senate version. What comes out of the final reconciliation is up for grabs. Still, you'd either have to be incredibly stupid, or engaging in civil disobedience, to force the issue of jail time, when you could just pay the tax. It's not cheap (maximum: the cost of an average health insurance plan) but it's gotta be better than a much larger fine, or a year in the slammer for tax evasion.
-Jester
Apparently jail time (for wilful non-payment of the resulting fine for not having insurance) is possible in the house version, but not the senate version. What comes out of the final reconciliation is up for grabs. Still, you'd either have to be incredibly stupid, or engaging in civil disobedience, to force the issue of jail time, when you could just pay the tax. It's not cheap (maximum: the cost of an average health insurance plan) but it's gotta be better than a much larger fine, or a year in the slammer for tax evasion.
-Jester