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5. Open enrollment is only 45 days this year
Open enrollment for 2018 ACA plans will last for six weeks, from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, compared to three months under the Obama administration.
"My concern is that people don't get their act together or don't realize the enrollment period is shorter until it's too late," said Megan Foster Friedman, an analyst for the Center for Healthcare Reform and Transformation, an Ann Arbor think tank.
Dizzy Warren, of Enroll Michigan, echoed those concerns, saying a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a majority of Americans were unaware that the ACA open enrollment period has been shortened.
Moreover, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will take down the healthcare.gov website for 12 hours almost every Sunday for website maintenance.
12 things to know about 2018 Obamacare enrollment in MIchigan
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Like DT is not trying to ruin the ACA by halving the time to enroll and not advertising it. The UP and Northern Mi will be hurt the most, ironically its those areas that are 99.9% white and voted for DT.
Too funny!
Open enrollment for 2018 ACA plans will last for six weeks, from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, compared to three months under the Obama administration.
"My concern is that people don't get their act together or don't realize the enrollment period is shorter until it's too late," said Megan Foster Friedman, an analyst for the Center for Healthcare Reform and Transformation, an Ann Arbor think tank.
Dizzy Warren, of Enroll Michigan, echoed those concerns, saying a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a majority of Americans were unaware that the ACA open enrollment period has been shortened.
Moreover, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will take down the healthcare.gov website for 12 hours almost every Sunday for website maintenance.
12 things to know about 2018 Obamacare enrollment in MIchigan
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Like DT is not trying to ruin the ACA by halving the time to enroll and not advertising it. The UP and Northern Mi will be hurt the most, ironically its those areas that are 99.9% white and voted for DT.
Too funny!