Sunday, March 9, 2014

Expect a Big Push in the next 3 Weeks for Obamacare Sign-ups

It's crunch time for Obamacare: With less than four weeks left to sign up for coverage this year through the health law's insurance marketplaces, consumer groups, insurers, hospitals and state and federal officials are ratcheting up their enrollment campaigns to deliver more people — particularly young adults. 
-- Enroll America, a non-profit group with ties to the Obama administration, is sending buses to Texas and Ohio to talk up new coverage options. 
--Tenet Healthcare Corp., a large national hospital chain, is reaching out to people without insurance who frequent their emergency rooms. 
--The federal government will air ads during the "March Madness" college basketball playoffs that start March 16, and during shows popular with young people, such as Family Guy, The Vampire Diaries and The X Factor
After months of emphasizing low-cost deals and the value of coverage, officials running federal and state marketplaces are stressing the March 31 deadline to enroll. By that date, for the first time, most Americans will be required to have health insurance or risk paying a penalty of $95, or 1% of income, whichever is greater. Though previous implementation deadlines have been extended, officials say there are no plans to do that with the enrollment deadline.
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