MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Obama administration has extended the deadline for people wanting to sign up for insurance to meet the requirement of the Affordable Care Act.

Monday’s deadline to sign up for insurance coverage was pushed back to Tuesday because government officials feared heavy traffic on the marketplace provider website healthcare.gov could lead to delays in applications be completed and processed.

Federal officials, however, urged buyers not to procrastinate.
“You should not wait until tomorrow. If you are aiming to get coverage Jan. 1, you should try to sign up today,” said Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for the federal agency overseeing the overhaul.

Bataille said the grace period was being offered to accommodate people from different time zones and to deal with any technical problems that might result from a last-minute rush of applicants.

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