Hoping it will enable more people to enroll for coverage among those who don't already have employee benefits, the website for the nation's largest state-based exchange is expected to receive an update in the coming days.
According to Covered California, on Nov. 22, an upgrade of the website's software is expected to take place. This will prevent residents from signing up or selecting a policy for three days.
However, the marketplace won't be taken out of commission entirely. Visitors will still be able to use the shop and compare features so that prospective enrollees can see what's available to them.
Covered California originally expected the update to begin on Nov. 16 and lasting until Nov. 19. However, due to some glitches in the system, functionality tests have been administered to help determine if more fixes were needed in order to prevent individuals from receiving error messages or from being kicked off the website.
Though the marketplace recently reported that hundreds of thousands of people have been able to log on to the website to shop for health plans, the Golden State has seen more policy cancelations than any other, totaling more than 1 million of the more than 5 million that have been scrubbed nationwide.
President Barack Obama recently addressed this cancelation issue, indicating that health insurers had the option of re-enrolling policyholders in the same plans they had before. Many fervent supporters of the Affordable Care Act indicated that Obama should do this, in light of what he informed American consumers after the legislation was signed into law and during his first run for the presidency.
Speaking to online magazine Ozy, former President Bill Clinton said that Obama should "honor the commitment" the federal government made to people and allow them to maintain their present health plans.
