Yet another survey is out underscoring the ongoing confusionmany are experiencing over the Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act while stressing the challenges the administration has ingetting Americans signed up for coverage under the law.
More than half of Americans (55 percent) still don't know thatthe deadline to sign up for health insurance under PPACA is March31, according to a Bankrate.com report. Confusion over the deadlinewas highest among the 18-to-29 age group, those who make less than$30,000 annually, and those without college degrees.
About one in four Americans (24 percent) incorrectly think thedeadline already passed on Jan. 1. And 11 percent think they haveuntil Dec. 31 to sign up, a full nine months after thedeadline.
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