What if some consumers going through health policy cancellations have trouble navigating the new system well enough to have replacement coverage in place Jan. 1?
Marilyn Tavenner, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, declined today to talk about measures CMS or its parent, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, might take if ongoing problems with the HealthCare.gov exchange enrollment systems continue to hamper consumers' ability to buy subsidized coverage.
"They would have time before Jan. 1″ to enroll in coverage, Tavenner said at a hearing on the exchange program organized by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
