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U.S. Announces Further Exemptions for Insurance Enrollment Deadline

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded the list of people who could sign up for health insurance after the deadline, announcing “special enrollment periods” for legal immigrants, victims of domestic violence and tens of thousands of people who experienced various problems trying to complete their applications for coverage.

Administration officials said that the expected surge in applications ahead of next week’s deadline to sign up for coverage had led to high traffic on the federal insurance website, which “could potentially keep consumers from completing the enrollment process despite their efforts to meet the deadline” at 11:59 p.m. Monday.

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