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Obamacare Enrollment Deadline Extended by 48 Hours

“I am pleased with the strong start to this year’s Open Enrollment”, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said. Those leading enrollment efforts in the state have previously said they have noticed heavy interest throughout the enrollment period and are hopeful Texans are more informed this year about the value of having insure and how tax subsidies can lower premium prices. If you put it off until the latter part of January, you won’t have coverage until March 1.

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The move by the federal health agency came as several state-run marketplaces, including NY and Minnesota, also extended their deadlines.

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The state and federal exchanges, where consumers can shop for a variety of health plans, were set up through the Affordable Care Act, the sweeping health reform legislation popularly known as Obamacare. “Any time we approach a deadline, people wait for a variety of reasons – this is true since grade school”.

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Some who telephoned federal call centers were asked to leave their contact information so officials could call them back and complete their application after Tuesday’s deadline.

As the health insurance expansion enters its third year, uninsured procrastinators are critical to its economic viability. You are free to disagree in the comment section below and perhaps change my mind in my quest to develop a better health plan.

There are alternatives to ACA coverage, like bare-bones, limited-duration “short-term” health plans, Stahl said. Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists at the clinic refer all of their patients without insurance to in-house navigators to help them pick a health plan and enroll.

“People understand generally that there’s a penalty”, Nicol says. If you went without coverage for more than three months in 2015, you will probably have to pay a penalty when you file your income tax return, unless you qualify for an exemption.

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Still, the administration’s sign-up target for 2016, the president’s last full year in office, is modest: 10 million people enrolled and paying premiums at the end of the year, an increase of about 10 percent.

One in 4 HealthCare.gov customers renew coverage so far, HHS says