March 21, 2014
OK so Obama care.... anyways the original deadline for people who are applying for the health care is being extended to March 31, 2014. the original deadline was in December, i guess they had a change of heart and acted like they really care.
There's a lot of people applying for health care already and those ones who wait to the last minute are getting pretty lucky. "We are preparing for a surge in enrollment, and if consumers are in line on the 31st and can't finish, we won't shut the door on them," said Dept of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters. Even those who are stuck in the enormous long lines get lucky because they wouldn't usually do that. "To be clear, if you don't have health insurance and do not start to sign up by the deadline, you can't get coverage again until next year," she said. This is really crucial because what if something happens to a person without health care and they need to go to a clinic. They can't be helped. They can't get vaccines either.
"Americans who don't have insurance this year will face a penalty of $95, or 1% of income, whichever is greater." This is bad. If you can't afford insurance in the first place how do you think they can afford a penalty? Not everyone applies through paper form. People can apply through the Internet or on the phone and the same leeway goes for them also. "Some states running their own exchanges are already giving applicants more leeway. The Nevada Health Link board decided Thursday to create a special enrollment period for people who are not able to complete the process by month's end. Those who apply online, by phone or through paper forms but run into technical issues have until May 30 to finish signing up."
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