Insurers push Obamacare payment deadline to late January

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Insurers push Obamacare payment deadline to late January

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insurers-push-obamacare-payment-deadline-january-183856686--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0iceYpx6ZLHRNHBsL1yx_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-08T183856Z_1_CBREA071FT200_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-MISSISSIPPI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" align="left" title="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" border="0" /></a>By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some top U.S. health insurers are giving consumers more time to pay their Obamacare premiums, extending the deadline to the end of January for benefits that begin retroactively from January 1. The new extension adds to a series of deadline delays by government and the insurance industry to compensate for technical failures and errors plaguing the enrollment process under President Barack Obama's healthcare law. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and three more BCBS plans that are part of the privately held Health Care Service Corp chain have moved the first payment deadline to January 30 from January 10. Others, including Aetna Inc, said they were still considering this Friday to be the payment deadline.</p><br clear="all"/>

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