MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – 1:59 a.m. Monday was the deadline for Wisconsinites without health coverage to sign up for Obamacare.
Tens of thousands of folks scrambled during the weekend to sign up for coverage that takes effect next month.
A computer glitch popped up late Saturday morning on HealthCare.gov, the online federal purchasing exchanges that Wisconsin and 36 other states use.
Officials said the income verification process was knocked out — but it was fully restored on the Web site by late Saturday afternoon. Those who got tied up in the glitch will have extra time to complete their applications.
As of January 15th, about 13 percent more Wisconsinites had signed up for Obamacare coverage than the total for the previous year.
Around 170,000 state residents signed up for the subsidized coverage as of a month ago.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
