Here’s a shocker. That March 31 deadline for signing up for Obamacare has been pushed back. The Washington Post is reporting Tuesday night that customers who have begun to apply on HealthCare.gov will have until mid-April to check a box and request more time.
Under the new rules, people will be able to qualify for an extension by checking a blue box on HealthCare.gov to indicate that they tried to enroll before the deadline. This method will rely on an honor system; the government will not try to determine whether the person is telling the truth.
Get this: the administration is concerned millions won’t be able to get through in the last-minute mad rush for health insurance.
Administration officials said the accommodation is an attempt to prepare for a possible surge of people trying to sign up in the final days before the deadline. Such a flood could leave some people unable to get through the system.
The final days before the deadline? You mean the deadline that isn’t a deadline anymore?
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/448624468622311424
@redsteeze @washingtonpost Uhm, it's 3/25…looks like they're already declaring defeat. Which of course makes sense.
— Random Profiler (@RandomProfiler) March 26, 2014
Bank on it. That's what the endless extensions are about- never having to report a hard number.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 26, 2014
Another red line ignored. MT @washingtonpost Obama admin to grant extensions to people who started to apply for insurance on marketplaces
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/448624220852191232
I like how liberals don't even pretend to care about a somewhat limited executive anymore. They're fine with Obama doing anything he wants.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/JoeKenHa/status/448627201571700737
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/448628044849512448
Admin TWO WEEKS AGO: "we don't actually have the statutory authority to extend the open enrollment period in 2014." http://t.co/PRIGE8KpsW
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) March 26, 2014
On 3/12, Sebelius was asked, "Are you going to delay the open enrollment beyond March 31?" Her answer: "No, sir"
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 26, 2014
Get it? They are so clever! Illegal to extend open enrollment, so it's "closed"! BUT check this box and you get an automatic exception!
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) March 26, 2014
Let’s get serious about this “deadline” business.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/448629886761324545
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