{"id":21899,"date":"2016-01-15T09:04:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T17:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/obamacare-signup-deadline-today\/"},"modified":"2016-01-15T09:04:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T17:04:34","slug":"obamacare-signup-deadline-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/obamacare-signup-deadline-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Obamacare signup deadline today"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today is the deadline to sign up for Obamacare in 2016.<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, open enrollment in the program began Nov. 1. Coverage will start Feb. 1.<\/p>\n
According to figures provided by the federal government, 908 people in the City and Borough of Juneau signed up for health care insurance by Jan. 9.<\/p>\n
In the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the figure was 517. In Sitka, it was 432.<\/p>\n
Skagway has seen 167 people sign up, and 282 people have signed up in the Haines Borough.<\/p>\n
Statewide, according to the federal agency, 21,671 Alaskans have signed up or had their insurance automatically renewed.<\/p>\n
To sign up for health insurance through the federal government, visit healthcare.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"