Associated Press: 10 Differences Between Old, New HealthCare.gov Site

1. The new site has 16 screens for the basic application, the old site had 76
2. The old site was prone to crashing the new site is built to withstand last seasons peaks
3. The new enrollment period will last three months, last years was extended to six
4. Last year the system was new to everyone, now as many as 7 million existing customers could come back
5. HealthCare.gov's Hispanic-oriented website has much improved from last years amateur Spanish
6. New window-shopping for health insurance plans available, the old site had no way to shop anonymously when the system went live
7. This year you will also have to show the Internal Revenue Service that you got the right subsidy for 2014
8. The Congressional Budget Office expects enrollment next year to total 13 million
9. Tougher sell to customers who sat out last year's open enrollment season, even under threat of fines
10. The Fines for staying uninsured the full year started at $95, fines for staying uninsured all of 2015 start at $325

Source: Chicago Sun Times
Source URL: http://politics.suntimes.com/article/washington/10-differenc...

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