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ACA signups projected to hit 6 million on Saturday (Original Post) Motown_Johnny Mar 2014 OP
That's just amazing. UncleYoder Mar 2014 #1
We were busier in January and February Puzzledtraveller Mar 2014 #2
Good, I am glad Kentucky is in such good shape. Motown_Johnny Mar 2014 #3

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)
2. We were busier in January and February
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 11:43 AM
Mar 2014

Kentucky did a good job of getting people informed and out early so we are not seeing the mad dash in my office this late in March. A good websit also helped keep our foot traffic down and most our applicants are people who have had issues with doing their application at home or do not have access, or are not used to using a computer. Foreign language clients also have made up a large part of our in office applicants as navigating the ins and outs can be difficult. The majority of the applications I have taken are medicaid eligible.

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
3. Good, I am glad Kentucky is in such good shape.
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 12:20 PM
Mar 2014

I just wish all the states did as well.


Did you read any of the "articles" on that page? The first one on the list is new and I really liked it. Very encouraging.



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Off-Exchange Enrollments: This is what I'm talking about.
by Charles Gaba on Wed, 03/26/2014 - 10:05am


I received the following yesterday, and was given the OK to post it publicly. Given my prior screeds about both a) off-exchange enrollments and b) insurance company billing systems being overwhelmed/backlogged, this is a perfect example of why both of these issues are so important to include when discussing the QHP numbers.

Obviously anecdotal stories can't be used as hard data, but I've read dozens of similar stories. Some refer to going off-exchange; some refer to billing problems with the companies; some, like this one, refer to both. Presented without further comment (empahsis mine):

I'm an independent contractor/consultant in Arizona. I have several friends in the same boat. We all had Arizona state-sponsored (but not supported) small business insurance that had no underwriting.

We were all basically locked out of the ACA website from early on and never got back on. BUT WE ALL BOUGHT insurance with BCBS directly, with ACA policies (none of us could have gotten through underwriting) because we all make too much for a subsidy. NONE of us, and the people like us, are being counted. But I'm sure BCBS is keeping track of these direct purchases, which have to be counted toward the total.



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