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May 1, 2013

Obamacare application forms get simplified

  • There's a five-page short form that single people can fill out; the abridged application form for families starts at 12 pages, and grows as you add children.
    • By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled simplified forms to apply for insurance under the president's new health care law. You won't have to lay bare your medical history but you will have to detail your finances.

    An earlier version of the forms had provoked widespread griping that they were as bad as tax forms and might overwhelm uninsured people, causing them to give up in frustration.


     
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