Deadline day: Insurers balk at Obamacare concessions as health-risk pool thins

By Lee Barney, Alex Wayne and Alex Nussbaum

Published December 23, 2013 9:27 AM EST Updated July 5, 2016 9:04 AM EDT 6 Min Read

(Bloomberg) Americans have more time to pay for their new Obamacare health plans, thanks to the insurance industry. What they dont have is more time to sign up.

Lee Barney

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Lee Barney has been the editor of Money Management Executive since 2002 and has been writing about Wall Street since 1993. Previously, at United Medias Wall Street & Technology magazine and … Read full bio

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