So, the question has arisen, how is it fair to penalize millions of people who are now required to buy insurance through the exchanges, but cannot do so because of technical glitches and problems beyond their control? Senator Rubio has introduced a bill in Congress to delay the penalties associated with the individual mandate, and now there are rumblings that the President may also go along with such a plan, or take action on his own new balance cc outlet. One thing which is almost certain to happen is that the deadline for obtaining coverage will be extended to allow more time for the website to be fixed. For example, in 2014, the original plan was for open enrollment to run through March 31, even though the individual penalty would kick in if coverage was not purchased by February 15 (with coverage starting in March). It is almost certain that the February 15 deadline will be extended to March 31, so the deadlines run together (which would make more sense). It is also possible that both deadlines will be further extended, or the individual mandate altogether waived for 2014. For example, the current law provides for pro rata penalties if an individual has more than two months of non-coverage. If the website is still having problems in early 2014, the Administration could provide waivers or exceptions which would allow longer periods of non-coverage without a penalty.
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