(NWI Times) Monday is the deadline for people who want to buy health coverage through the insurance marketplace and have that coverage start Jan. 1.
The Affordable Care Act requires Americans to have health care coverage in 2014.
Most carry insurance through employer or government programs, but the U.S. Census Bureau reported about 48 million Americans were uninsured in 2012.
The law, often called Obamacare, has undergone numerous adjustments and delays -- as well as technical problems -- since open enrollment began Oct. 1.
Beth Wrobel, CEO of the federally qualified health center HealthLinc in Valparaiso, subscribes to state and federal email lists and noted the frequent changes.
“I was giving a talk to the Lake County Bar Association,” she said. “On my way, a date changed that was in my PowerPoint.”
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