Health Insurance Sign-up Date to Avoid Penalty Extended

The last day to sign up for health insurance and avoid an additional tax penalty has been extended to coincide with the open enrollment end date of March 31, 2014.  This was announced by the Obama administration on October 28, 2013.

Before this change, a person had to enroll by February 15, 2014 in order to ensure that their insurance went into effect before March 31, 2014 and avoid the possibility of being subject to a penalty for not having insurance for at least nine months out of the year under the Affordable Care Act.