White House Extends Health Care Deadline by One Day
The White House has decided to allow an extra 24 hours for people to sign up for insurance on HealthCare.gov, through the end of the day Tuesday, to receive coverage beginning on Jan. 1, according to a senior official familiar with the change.
The official deadline for getting insurance remains 11:59 p.m. on Monday. But because of record traffic on the website Monday morning, officials wanted to reassure the public — and themselves — that people who sought coverage in good faith would be covered. The extension was first reported by The Washington Post.
The official, who declined to be named because the policy has not been formally announced, said the administration does not want to encourage people to wait until Tuesday to come to the website because they fear more record numbers.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/us/deadline-for-health-care-sign-up-is-extended-by-a-day.html?emc=edit_na_20131223
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