“People will get more time to sign up for ‘Obamacare’ health insurance, the Trump administration announced Monday, following a spate of computer glitches over the weekend. The new HealthCare.gov deadline is 3am Eastern time on Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a statement, per the AP. Coverage takes effect Jan. 1. It was the second round of problems with online sign-ups for the agency in weeks. Senior lawmakers of both major parties are urging the administration to publicize the availability of a redo for seniors who got inaccurate or confusing results using the Medicare Plan Finder. A redesign of the Medicare site produced search results that didn’t automatically rank the prescription drug plan with the lowest total cost first…” Read the full article here.
Source: HealthCare.gov Glitches Get Obamacare Deadline Extended – December 16, 2019. Newser.
