New York's health insurance exchange is extending its registration deadline for the coming year by five days.
The extension to Dec. 20 applies to enrolling or renewing health insurance coverage for the second year of the state-run marketplace, state Health Department officials said.
Officials said they're extending the deadline because of the snowstorms that hit parts of the state last month, causing power outages and road closings in western New York.
More than 154,562 people have enrolled through the marketplace for the first time since the open enrollment period began on Nov. 15, officials said.
New York's exchange enrolled 370,604 people with commercial and nonprofit insurers in the first year.
Another 525,283 enrolled in Medicaid and 64,875 in the state's Child Health Plus coverage.
