Final deadline arrives for health exchange sign-up

Published April 15, 2014 7:36pm ET



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It’s not just tax day. Tuesday also is the two-week extension deadline to sign up for health coverage through California’s insurance exchange.

Consumers who were unable to create an account or fill out an application because of technical problems on the Covered California website have until midnight Tuesday to secure a health insurance policy and avoid a tax penalty. The agency offered the extension after its systems were overwhelmed by the number of people trying to sign up before last month’s enrollment deadline under President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

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