Arkansas Online
By: Andy Davis
The federal website used by consumers in Arkansas and 38 other states to enroll in health insurance will be taken down for maintenance for up to 12 hours on most Sundays during the annual sign-up period that begins Nov. 1, federal officials announced Friday.
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Marquita Little, health care policy director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, said she hopes the scheduled outages aren’t part of a pattern.
“I think our concern would generally be just ensuring that there actually is a valid reason for [the shutdowns] to occur, or is it just a continued attempt to undermine the insurance marketplace,” Little said.
“If it’s the latter, it’s unfair to the families who are coming there seeking coverage.”
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