Cover Oregon, the state health-insurance exchange that last fall spent more than $3 million in federal funds on a series of arty music videos featuring soulful folk-hipsters, is tied for last among state exchanges for signing up younger enrollees.
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With the deadline to enroll at the end of the month, Cover Oregon officials remain confident that they will attract the desired number of young people, as well as their overall enrollee goal. Only half of enrollees across all ages have selected a plan, according to the Oregonian.
“There is a lot of confusion out there,” a Cover Oregon spokesman told the newspaper. “We have some of the lowest premiums in the country. Oregonians can apply and enroll at CoverOregon.com. We are optimistic that as the word gets out about this, young people will come in by the deadline.”
— Andrew Johnson is an editorial associate at National Review Online.