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David Nather, Kyle Cheney, Susan Levine, Mar. 25, 2014, Politico
March 25:
Final enrollment deadline extended. The March 31 deadline — the end of
enrollment for 2014 — will be loosened for people with special sign-up
circumstances.
March 14:
High-risk pools extended. The special, temporary coverage for people with serious
pre-existing conditions — which was supposed to last only until the health
insurance exchanges were in place — was extended a third time for another
month.
Feb. 10:
Employer mandate delayed. This time, businesses with between 50 and 100 workers
were given until 2016 to offer coverage, and the mandate will be phased in for
employers with more than 100 workers.
Jan. 14: High-risk
pools extended. The high-risk insurance pools, which originally had been slated
to close Jan. 1, had already been extended once.
Dec. 24:
Enrollment deadline extended. In a message on HealthCare.gov, customers were
told they could get help finishing their Jan. 1 applications if they were
already in line on Dec. 24.
Dec. 12:
Enrollment deadline extended. Customers on the federal enrollment website were
given nearly two more weeks to sign up for coverage effective Jan. 1.
Nov. 27:
Small Business Health Options Program (known as SHOP) delayed. Online
enrollment for the federal health insurance exchanges for small businesses was
delayed.
Nov. 21: Open
enrollment delayed for 2015. The administration pushed back next year’s
enrollment season by a month.
July 2: Employer
mandate delayed. The administration declared that it wouldn’t enforce the fines
in 2014 for businesses with more than 50 full-time workers who don’t offer
health coverage. The fines were pushed back to 2015.
Nov. 15, 2012:
Exchange deadline delayed. The Department of Health and Human Services gave
states an extra month to decide whether they would set up their own health
insurance exchanges — a decision it announced just one day before the original
deadline.
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