MORE PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP FOR COVERAGE THROUGH THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE. MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND HAD ENROLLED THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY…A 29 PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE MONTH BEFORE. BUT DEBRA HAMMER WITH THE EXCHANGE SAYS A DEADLINE IS APPROACHING TO SIGN UP FOR THIS YEAR. THE LAST DAY TO DO THAT IS MARCH 31ST.
THOSE WHO DON'T SIGN UP FOR THE EXCHANGE THIS YEAR WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2015. AND THAT COULD MEAN A FINE OF ONE PERCENT OF YOUR INCOME, OR 95-DOLLARS. HAMMER IS HOPING THAT 30-THOUSAND NEW MEXICANS ARE SIGNED UP BY THE END OF MARCH.
