Keith Olbermann
2014-06-01 19:55:01 UTC
The Obama administration will grant extra time to Americans who
say they are unable to enroll in health care plans through the
federal insurance marketplace by the deadline set for the end of
March, Fox News confirmed Tuesday.
All consumers who have begun to apply for coverage on
HealthCare.gov, but who do not finish by Monday, will have until
about mid-April to ask for an extension, federal officials told
the Washington Post.
The Washington Post reported that users will have a chance to
check a box on the website indicating they tried to enroll
before the deadline, though the government will not try to
determine whether the person actually made an effort to sign up.
"This is probably the first of many (extensions)," Chris
Stirewalt told Megyn Kelly Tuesday on "The Kelly File."
"This is the first nod to a dire political situation," Stirewalt
added.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus pounced on
the extension, calling it another delay for a "failed health
care law."
Another day, another ObamaCare delay from the same Obama
administration that wont work with Republicans to help
Americans suffering from the unintended consequences of the
Democrats failed health care law," Priebus said in a statement.
"Democrats in leadership may say they are doubling down on
ObamaCare but you have to wonder how many more unilateral delays
their candidates running in 2014 can withstand.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/25/obama-administration-
announces-health-care-extension/
say they are unable to enroll in health care plans through the
federal insurance marketplace by the deadline set for the end of
March, Fox News confirmed Tuesday.
All consumers who have begun to apply for coverage on
HealthCare.gov, but who do not finish by Monday, will have until
about mid-April to ask for an extension, federal officials told
the Washington Post.
The Washington Post reported that users will have a chance to
check a box on the website indicating they tried to enroll
before the deadline, though the government will not try to
determine whether the person actually made an effort to sign up.
"This is probably the first of many (extensions)," Chris
Stirewalt told Megyn Kelly Tuesday on "The Kelly File."
"This is the first nod to a dire political situation," Stirewalt
added.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus pounced on
the extension, calling it another delay for a "failed health
care law."
Another day, another ObamaCare delay from the same Obama
administration that wont work with Republicans to help
Americans suffering from the unintended consequences of the
Democrats failed health care law," Priebus said in a statement.
"Democrats in leadership may say they are doubling down on
ObamaCare but you have to wonder how many more unilateral delays
their candidates running in 2014 can withstand.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/25/obama-administration-
announces-health-care-extension/