WASHINGTON (MCT) – Supporters of health care reform say nonstop news coverage of HealthCare.gov's early technical problems has hurt efforts to inform the uninsured about financial assistance that can help them purchase marketplace health coverage.
With less than three months before the Affordable Care Act's six-month open enrollment period ends on March 31, a whopping 69 percent of uninsured Americans don't know about the tax credits and other assistance that will make coverage more affordable, according to a new survey of the uninsured released Thursday by Enroll America, a national coalition working on behalf of health care reform.
That helps explain why 68 percent of survey respondents haven't visited their state marketplace or HealthCare.gov, the federal exchange portal that serves 36 states. They simply don't believe they can afford coverage.
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