Second Year of Enrollments
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ObamaCare signups return with improved website but more challenges to the health care law
The second round of ObamaCare signups begins Saturday with expectations for an improved shopper experience but also facing more challenges from Capitol Hill and in federal court.
President Obama and top administration officials have set a goal of enrolling 3 million Americans and to re-enroll the roughly 7 million people who enrolled in fall 2013.
There are 77 new health insurance providers participating for 2015, a sign they see a business opportunity.
Obama urged consumers, whether they currently buy coverage through the insurance markets or still need to sign up...
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HealthCare.gov Opens for Second Year of Enrollments
The second year of health plan sign-ups under the Affordable Care Act kicked off Saturday in a test of health insurance marketplaces that were hobbled by technology problems last year.
The federal site, HealthCare.gov, opened in the early hours of Saturday with a streamlined consumer application that, based on a small batch of early sign-ups, appeared to be avoiding the logjams of the first enrollment season. Most states operating their own exchanges also opened Saturday after rushing last week to finalize fixes and testing. Some showed isolated snags.
A successful...
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Second Sign-Up Period For Obamacare Opens With Hopes And Fears
The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health overhaul opened Saturday, with hopes that this time consumers will have a positive experience.
But the fear is that entrenched political opposition and renewed legal challenges may yet collapse the program that's bringing health care to millions of previously uninsured Americans. The administration can't afford another technology meltdown.
With 7 million paying customers in new insurance markets, the Affordable Care Act has shown it is helping to reduce the number of uninsured. Insurers, not known for altruism, have stuck with the...
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