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Feds: ACA enrollment extended for some


 

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The federal government has extended the deadline to sign up for health insurance coverage through the federal marketplace for those last-minute enrollees who encountered difficulties.

Mary Ellen Schneider/Frontline Medical News

According to a notice posted Feb. 16 at www.HealthCare.gov, the Health and Human Services Department has made an exception for people who have one of the following scenarios: They tried to meet the Feb. 15 deadline but did not complete enrollment because of higher-than-normal wait times at the Marketplace Call Center during Feb. 13-15, or they encountered technical issues with the marketplace website.

During the Valentine’s Day weekend – the last weekend for enrollment – technical issues prevented some users from having their income verified and any potential subsidies calculated.

For affected individuals, the deadline for enrollment is now Feb. 22.

At least 28 states have at least one plan accepting enrollees past the Feb. 15 deadline, some as far as Feb. 28.

gtwachtman@frontlinemedcom.com

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