I'm not sure why the Obama administration thinks it will make a difference if they extend the deadline to sign up for insurance on the exchanges from December 15 to December 23. Whatever gains they believe they'll make will be illusory. The fact is, only Connecticut is signing up more people on the exchange than are applying for Medicaid. That does not bode well for consumers who may face huge increases in premiums next year because not enough healthy people are signing up for insurance. CNN: The Obama administration announced Friday that the Department of Health and Human Services will extend a key Obamacare deadline by one week. Americans can now sign up through December 23 in order to have health coverage start on January 1, according to Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. December 15 was the original deadline for coverage beginning January 1. "We realize that many consumers who are seeking coverage in January may have...(Read Full Post)