Deadline? What Deadline? The Obamacare Sign-Up Dates Keep Moving
Confusion reigns as state and federal officials allow people to find and pay for new health insurance plans.
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Obamacare Q&A: Fears of a Premium ‘Death Spiral’ Are Overstated
Kaiser Foundation expert predicts that, “What we’ll start to see in January are the real effects of the law, rather than the more hypothetical ones we’ve been talking about up until now.”
Turning the Corner? In California, at Least, Obamacare Sign-Ups Zoom
New York also sees a surge in Affordable Care Act enrollments as the deadline approaches for coverage starting January 1.
The Obamacare Deadline No One Is Talking About
Analysts say that excluding holidays, people enrolling in new health care plans by the December 23 deadline have only a few days to pay their first premium. Missing the deadline could create a coverage gap for those converting from an old plan to a new one, or delay coverage for the uninsured.
As HealthCare.gov Rebounds, New Glitches Hit Medicaid Enrollments
Enrollees who don’t qualify for Medicaid are being told they do, and processing delays could keep some who are eligible for Medicaid out of the program in early 2014.
No, Obamacare Is Not President Obama’s Vietnam
But will the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov damage people's beliefs in the power of government to solve problems?
HealthCare.gov’s Mysterious New Number: ‘834’
With the website working better on the consumer front, attention has turned to whether insurance companies are actually getting enrollment information—what tekkies call “834” data.
For at Least 1 Uninsured Missouri Reporter, Obamacare Is a Real-Life Story
Harum Helmy fell through a crack created by last year’s Supreme Court decision allowing states to avoid expanding Medicaid. Now, she is among millions who earn less than the poverty level but can’t get subsidized private insurance.
Invisible Health Plans: Taking HealthCare.gov for a Test Run, Part II
Performance issues continue to dog the federal government’s updated health care marketplace. Live chat helper: “Yes, others are experiencing the same problem.”