Tech firm brings ACA help to enrollees

Sometimes the consumers who need healthcare coverage are the ones who are least likely to sign-up. This is one challenge faced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the federal agency who is responsible for administering the ACA. To meet their challenge, the HHS is looking to Silicon Valley for help. Last week they announced an innovative collaboration effort with tech firms Peers.org, Monster.com, and PayNearMe to bring important open-enrollment information to hard-to-reach and low-income communities. Sylvia Burwell a secretary for the HHS said that these...

Coverage for rural Minnesota will start ...

Receiving coverage is good for families and residents of rural Minnesota who enroll by Jan. 15 in which their coverage will kick in on Feb. 1, 2015. Living in rural communities should not have to come with hefty price tags for healthcare coverage. Thanks to  the Affordable Care Act. ACA is making a difference for those in rural areas including those in rural Minnesota. Today, because of the ACA, families and others may select from several different plans and may of them will qualify for financial assistance to help him or her pay for their coverage. To enroll in coverage...

Healthcare.gov best week sees 1 million ...

More than 1 million consumers have used the Healthcare.gov website to enroll for Obamacare coverage in the seven days ending December 12, which us the best week yet for sign-ups in the act’s second year. While 1 million Americans have enrolled in coverage the website is still no perfect. While there is a huge improvement over last year, the website has not been perfect. The Obama administration  acknowledges a few minor issues over the past weekend, when hundreds of thousands of consumers rushed to met the Dec. 15th deadline to enroll for coverage that will kick on...

Surge in Obamacare enrollment

Enrollment under Obamacare care surged last week driven by the deadline for receiving coverage to begin Jan. 1, 2015. Unlike in 2013, the website (Healthcare.gov) is working properly. More than one million Americans have selected plans from December 6th to December 12th, bringing the total enrollments to 2.5 million according to, Health and Human Services Department. The Obama administration has set a goal of 9.1 million Americans enrolled by 2015. This also includes new consumers plus about 6.7 million current consumers, most who were automatically enrolled. Obamacare...

Obamacare sign-ups hits 2.5 million

Demand for Obamacare coverage strongly accelerated in the days leading up to the Dec. 15 deadline, which the HealthCare.gov website saw more than 1 million Americans enrolling in one week and signs point to more enrollees are on their way. On Dec. 12, the total sign-ups on the website for the ongoing open enrollment season has reached 2.466 million Americans since open enrollment begin on Nov. 15th. This tally did not include the enrollments from the busy weekend into Monday, the day before deadline set for plans that will kick in on Jan. 1, 2015. It also did not include...