Friday is last day for most people to buy individual health-care policies for 2018
It's the last day of open enrollment for individual health insurance for 2018.
A year ago, Florida Blue insured almost one million of the 1.7 million Floridians who bought individual health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Smith expects Florida Blue will insure a similar number of people next year. But the fact that the deadline is earlier than it ever has been since people began signing up for 2014 coverage under the Affordable Care Act in the fall of 2013 has put everyone under pressure.
"We're seeing heavy volume demand," Smith said. "... Literally 25 percent of our expected enrollment will be this week."
Smith said the Florida Blue Centers at
"We are anticipating staying at late as we need to," Smith said.
Florida Blue's telephone sales at 1-855-819-3215 will be available until midnight Friday. The federal marketplace at www.Healthcare.gov will be available until
The federal government has decided there will be a Special Enrollment Period
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