MNsure moves deadline to Dec. 20
Published 10:24 am Tuesday, December 16, 2014
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s health insurance exchange pushed back Monday’s deadline to enroll in coverage for the new year, giving consumers until Saturday to sign up.
MNsure officials said moving the deadline to Dec. 20 was not due to any website issues or problems handling a surge of traffic from last-minute shoppers. Rather, the exchange capitalized on some health insurance companies’ decision over the weekend to extend their own enrollment deadlines to Dec. 31 for plans to start Jan. 1.
“This ensures that the lowest cost plans will be available to consumers longer and that people don’t leave any money on the table,” MNsure CEO Scott Leitz said.
The new deadline is at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Leitz wouldn’t rule out any further extensions.