Enrollment

Enrollment for 2015 coverage began Nov. 15 and ended Feb. 15. Next time around, the administration plans to start sooner Nov. 1, 2015 and cut it off a bit sooner Jan. 31, 2016.

This year sign-ups for private health plans in California, New York and other states that opted to build and run their own insurance markets has stagnated.

One in four uninsured consumers say they've heard nothing about the penalty for not having insurance under Obamacare.

Americans who find out theyll be paying a tax penalty for not having health insurance last year will get a chance to avoid the fee in 2016, after the feds announced an extra enrollment period starting next month.

Enrollment closed Feb. 15 for coverage through health plans offered on the marketplace created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Some consumers who missed the Feb. 15 PPACA enrollment deadline are in luck.