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Sunday, July 27, 2025

People in the News

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Obamacare deadline looming in 90 minutes, but by applying before midnight you can get an extension

obamacareNearly 7 million people have signed up for private insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s beleaguered health care law, reflecting a crush of enrollments just days before Monday’s deadline, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The surge comes even after federal officials announced Tuesday evening that all consumers who have begun to apply for coverage on HealthCare.gov, but who do not finish by March 31, would have until about mid-April to ask for an extension, the Washington Post reports. 

To read more about the changes Democrats and Republicans are planning – which would make major changes to the Affordable Care Act – visit The Root.