Many New Jerseyans stuck in health care limbo as Dec. 23 deadline nears
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Last updated: Thursday December 12, 2013, 12:37 AM
BY BARBARA WILLIAMS AND LINDY WASHBURN
STAFF WRITERS
The Record
With just 12 days to go before the first deadline to enroll in health plans under the Affordable Care Act, New Jersey residents are still having trouble getting on the federal website to purchase medical coverage.
Technical glitches with the website continue to stymie efforts by both individuals and the application counselors who are trying to help them. They have until Dec. 23 to enroll if they want coverage to begin on Jan. 1.
Counselors at the North Hudson Community Action Group, which has nine community health centers scattered across North Jersey, had been successfully enrolling about 50 clients a day using paper applications. But since federal officials told them recently to use the healthcare.gov website instead, they’ve been able to sign up only about a dozen each day, said Manny Diaz, the outreach supervisor for the group.
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It’s your own fault.