Ohio groups see steady flow of health-care sign-ups
Source: Akron Beacon
COLUMBUS: Groups helping to enroll Ohioans in health insurance plans say they are seeing a steady flow of people who are looking for coverage that begins next year under the nation’s new health-care law.
Monday had been the last day for residents to enroll in coverage that starts Jan. 1. But President Barack Obama’s administration effectively extended that deadline through today, by giving last-minute shoppers a one-day grace period in case of heavy demand on the government website, HealthCare.gov.
Ohio is among the 36 states relying on the federal website, which had been plagued with technical problems when it debuted in October.
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The state has taken a hands-off approach in promoting the federal marketplace. Instead, officials are relying on providers, health centers, food banks and other groups who were awarded federal grants to get the word out about the law to the more than 1.5 million uninsured Ohioans.
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