The federal government is cracking down on what it sees as abuse of the special enrollment periods that allow some to sign up for Obamacare health plans after the open enrollment deadline.

However, it wants to let people know that there still are legitimate excuses to sign up for a marketplace policy outside of the normal timeframe.

But, as is often the case in life, distinguishing between legitimate excuses and frivolous ones is not always easy.

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