''Obamacare'' Enrollment Gets 6-Weeks Extension Monday Oct 28,2013

With website woes ongoing, the Obama administration Monday Oct 28,2013 granted a six-week extension until March 31 for Americans to sign up for coverage next year and avoid new tax penalties under the president's health care overhaul law.
Under the latest policy change, people who sign up by the end of open enrollment season March 31 will not face a penalty
Previously you had to sign up by the middle of February, guaranteeing that your coverage would take effect March 1, in order to avoid fines for being uninsured.
The extension — granted for 2014 only — addresses confusion that was created when the administration set the first open enrollment period under the law from Oct. 1-March 31,2014