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POLITICO: Trump officials weigh reopening Obamacare enrollment over coronavirus
The Trump administration is considering whether to create a special enrollment period for Obamacare coverage because of the coronavirus emergency, a CMS spokesperson confirmed.
A number of Democratic-leaning states that run their own health insurance marketplaces have recently reopened enrollment, encouraging uninsured residents to get covered amid the pandemic. Most states, however, use the federal marketplace overseen by the Trump administration, HealthCare.gov.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the administration was weighing a special enrollment period.
A spokesperson for CMS, which oversees the insurance marketplaces, said people should also check HealthCare.gov to see if they already qualify for a special enrollment period because they lost their job or other circumstances.
A number of Democratic-leaning states that run their own health insurance marketplaces have recently reopened enrollment, encouraging uninsured residents to get covered amid the pandemic. Most states, however, use the federal marketplace overseen by the Trump administration, HealthCare.gov.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the administration was weighing a special enrollment period.
A spokesperson for CMS, which oversees the insurance marketplaces, said people should also check HealthCare.gov to see if they already qualify for a special enrollment period because they lost their job or other circumstances.
It’s worth savoring moments when I literally LOL. These absolute clowns. I just can’t.
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I thought Obamacare is the worse thing ever. 
How are they going to pay even a little bit?
But yes--I find the irony souffle quite tasty! 
