COLUMBUS, Ohio – Open enrollment continues today for people trying to sign up for healthcare under the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act.
High demand led to glitches yesterday. Heavy traffic to Ohio’s online marketplace crashed the site yesterday, as people moved quickly after the Affordable Care Act took effect. Some local agencies are planning to meet with local residents in the coming days and weeks to help them find the right coverage.
Things were a little bumpy for the estimated 2.8 million Americans trying to sign up for health insurance on the initial signup day. They had to deal with technical glitches or long load times due to heavy Internet traffic, a stalled website, an error message and a menu that didn’t work.
President Obama acknowledged the problems, admitting that there were “glitches” in the rollout, but vowing that they will be fixed.
In the 36 mostly Republican states, including Ohio, that left the operation of their exchanges to the federal government, consumer interest was high but a snag involving security questions on users’ accounts cropped up repeatedly, preventing many from completing their enrollment.