Amid Obamacare late rush, government says 'don't worry'

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Amid Obamacare late rush, government says 'don't worry'

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamacare-draws-last-minute-shoppers-deadline-moving-target-185713779.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qYLkxdE2Du.c8X127FrJrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-23T192042Z_2_CBRE9BM0H2F00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama pauses while delivering remarks on Obamacare at an Organizing for Action grassroots supporter event in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama pauses while delivering remarks on Obamacare at an Organizing for Action grassroots supporter event in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said it was still processing thousands of sign-ups for health insurance under President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law on Tuesday as Americans made a final rush to obtain medical coverage in time for New Year's Day. Citing nearly 2 million visits to the HealthCare.gov website and over 250,000 inquiries at call centers before Monday's sign-up deadline, the government gave consumers an extra day to enroll by midnight on Tuesday for January coverage. It added flexibility by encouraging consumers to contact government call centers if they had started but not been able to finish their applications, without specifying a deadline for completing those enrollments. &quot;If this happened to you, don't worry -- we still may be able to help you get covered as soon as January 1.&quot; The last-minute changes were aimed at getting as many people as possible insured under the Affordable Care Act, Obama's major domestic policy initiative.</p><br clear="all"/>

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