WI, MI Ask HHS To Extend ACA Open Enrollment Through January

At least two of the 36 states that rely on healthcare.gov to enroll residents into an Affordable Care Act plan are asking HHS to extend the 2021 open enrollment period now slated to end Dec. 15 until the end of January to ensure that residents, including first-time enrollees, have adequate time to purchase coverage. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) first made the extension request to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma in late September, and Michigan Gov...