Several State Exchanges Extend Open Enrollment Deadline Past Dec. 15

While the federal government has set an abbreviated open enrollment period for the 2018 plan year, several state-based exchanges will allow consumers to sign up past the Dec. 15 deadline for the federally facilitated markets. State officials and advocates say the extensions will help to ensure that consumers, many who may already be confused by the ongoing uncertainty in the health care space, have an adequate opportunity to enroll and agents and navigators are prepared. The Trump administration in the...