Nearly 474,000 people signed up for health insurance on Covered California, the state's marketplace, by the deadline Sunday night, officials announced today. But if you didn't sign up, you still have a chance.
As Covered California has done in the past, the agency is allowing a few extra days for those who have started the application process, but not yet finished. That extra time was announced last week.
On Tuesday, executive director Peter Lee added a couple more days to the deadline. Now people have until this Sunday to finish applications. The change aligns Covered California with a federal extension announced over the weekend.
In addition, Covered California will permit those who say they tried to start an application, but couldn't due to the crush of last minute enrollees, the extra time as well. But those people need to get in-person help.
"They need to go to CoveredCA.com," Lee said "and find a storefront or insurance agent in their community to help them." Many agencies across the state have announced extra hours this week.