Shortest Ever 'Obamacare' Enrollment Period Starts Nov. 1

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Residents in Seattle, King County, and Washington will soon be able to enroll in low-priced health-insurance plans on the state’s exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, starting Nov. 1. However, the enrollment period lasts only until Dec. 15—the shortest duration since the system launched in 2013.

The limited window to access the state health- insurance exchange is a result of policy changes made by the Trump administration that critics claim are collectively undermining the landmark health-insurance reform legislation (formally known as the Affordable Care Act) that former President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010.

In addition to supporting the failed attempt by Congressional Republicans to fully repeal the system in 2017, Trump signed the controversial 2017 Republican tax reform bill that eliminated the individual mandate—the requirement that everyone have health insurance or pay a fine—and his administration has slashed federal subsidies for cost-sharing payments to help cover low-income people on the health exchanges.

Additionally, the Trump administration has cut funding for advertising health-exchange enrollment periods, meaning that it’s largely up to states to find the money for informing people about either their own state-run health-insurance exchanges or the federal equivalent.

http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/shortest-ever-obamacare-enrollment-period-begins-nov-1/

[dalton99a]

1. Trump wants to kill Americans.

[MiniMe]

2. Nah, he just wants them to die and stop costing money

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. disposable, desperate worker drones for the ubermensch

You don't have to pay retirement if you kill 'em off early.

[Demovictory9]

3. so sad. The games he plays with peoples lives.

[RainCaster]

4. So post the URL for your state's sign up website on social media

Along with a call to vote.

[Cha]

5. KR!