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March 4, 2021

Solid sign-ups for Biden's new ‘Obamacare' coverage offer

  • The numbers indicate a pent-up demand for health insurance as the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark.
    • By RICARDO ALONSO- ZALDIVAR
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.

    The solid start to the three-month special enrollment period indicates a pent-up demand for health insurance as the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark and many people remain unemployed or unable to work as many hours as they did before the outbreak.


     
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