The Obama administration last week said it will offer relief to consumers unable to purchase health insurance through state-run exchanges that have been hampered by technical difficulties.
In a three-page memo issued Friday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency said the federal government will allow subsidies for individuals who were unable to buy insurance through an online exchange and signed up for a health plan outside the marketplace. These individuals will now be allowed to sign up for coverage in the exchange and receive federal subsidies on a retroactive basis, starting on the date they first enrolled in a health plan outside the exchange.
