Despite repeatedly stating that this year’s March 31 deadline to enroll in Obamacare was “firm,” the White House this week announced a special extension for virtually anyone who requests one. Under the new rules, people can qualify for an extension by ticking a box on the HealthCare.gov website to indicate that they tried and failed to enroll by March 31; they will then have until mid-April to file an application. Administration officials said the delay was designed to accommodate a possible surge of sign-ups in the final weeks of enrollment, but Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus called it another unilateral delay for a “failed health-care law.”
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