Nearly 900K Floridians Sign Up For Obamacare
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — With the deadline to sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act's federal marketplace looming, hundreds of thousands of Floridians have already lined up plans.
The original deadline was set for December 15th. However, the government posted on the ACA website that because of extraordinary demand at HealthCare.gov and the marketplace call center the deadline had been extended until 11:59 p.m. on December 19th.
As of Thursday, December 15th, nearly 880,000 Floridians had already signed up for plans.
Those enrolled will see their coverage start on January 1st.
More than four million Americans chose plans on healthcare.gov this year. The figures were released by federal health officials and include both new and returning consumers who are updating or switching plans.
Federal health officials say most consumers can find plans for less than $75 a month.
The robust enrollment comes amid uncertainty about the health care program as President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to repeal it during his campaign. Few details about a replacement plan have been released and changes could take months or years to unfold.
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