Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Even As Congress Eyes Repeal, Sign-Ups For Obamacare Suggest A Banner Enrollment Season
The Baltimore Sun: Enrollment Is Brisk As Congress Mulls Repeal Of Obamacare
As the Republican-led Congress and the President-elect Donald J. Trump call for the repeal of the federal health care law known as Obamacare, insurance exchanges in Maryland and around the country continue to sign people up for coverage at a pace that could make it a banner year. Officials at the online marketplaces are making an extra push to enroll consumers ahead of Thursday's deadline for coverage beginning at the first of the year. (Cohn, 12/12)
The Baltimore Sun: Confusion Ensues Over Enrollment Deadline For Evergreen Members
Conflicting information about deadlines has created confusion for many of Evergreen Health's individual plan members as they scramble to find new health insurance. The Maryland Insurance Administration barred Evergreen on Dec. 8 from selling individual health plans as it waits for regulators to decide whether it can convert to a for-profit insurer, and it gave Evergreen's thousands of individual members until Dec. 31 to switch to a new plan. Yet Evergreen sent email and letter notices informing its 9,000 individual members that they needed to choose another insurer's plan by Thursday to ensure they have coverage starting Jan. 1. The insurer's website noted the same Dec. 15 deadline. (Gantz, 12/12)
