--- title: Obamacare: April 15 Is Final Enrollment Deadline description: Anyone who began an application for a health care plan on the law's exchanges prior to Monday but didn't complete it has an extra 15 days to enroll. Some Americans ran into maintenance issues while trying to enroll before the March 31 deadline canonical: https://time.com/48806/final-obamacare-deadline-is-april-15/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-03T19:35:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:07:39.311Z article:section: Health og:title: Obamacare: April 15 Is Final Enrollment Deadline og:description: Anyone who began an application for a health care plan on the law's exchanges prior to Monday but didn't complete it has an extra 15 days to enroll. Some Americans ran into maintenance issues while trying to enroll before the March 31 deadline og:url: https://time.com/48806/final-obamacare-deadline-is-april-15/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff4584f7b472f02c/698688d713c79f3d3f1916a5/time-obamacare-deadline-april-15-14041.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 6144 og:image:height: 3456 og:image:alt: President Obama Speaks About New Health Care ActPresident Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Obamacare: April 15 Is Final Enrollment Deadline twitter:description: Anyone who began an application for a health care plan on the law's exchanges prior to Monday but didn't complete it has an extra 15 days to enroll. Some Americans ran into maintenance issues while trying to enroll before the March 31 deadline twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff4584f7b472f02c/698688d713c79f3d3f1916a5/time-obamacare-deadline-april-15-14041.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Final Obamacare Deadline Is April 15 > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME Health Matters: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition Health Matters is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. The latest health news and expert advice on living well. Health Matters makes the fast-moving world of health more useful, surprising and human, from the latest science and medical breakthroughs to practical ideas for living better. 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Brooks Kraft—Corbis by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Apr 3, 2014 7:35 PM UTC The last day for people to complete their enrollment in health care plans under the Affordable Care Act is April 15, the White House has [announced](https://www.healthcare.gov/what-if-i-tried-to-enroll-by-march-31-but-didnt-finish-in-time/). The enrollment deadline was midnight on Monday, but the White House is allowing anyone who started an application before the deadline a grace period to complete it. A [post](https://www.healthcare.gov/what-if-i-tried-to-enroll-by-march-31-but-didnt-finish-in-time/) on HealthCare.gov announced that period would end on the 15th. Some Americans ran into maintenance issues while trying to enroll before March 31, and others had delays due to enrolling over mail and not receiving information in time. [Politico reports](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/final-obamacare-enrollment-to-end-april-15-105354.html) that insurance companies are happy with the grace period, since it will help them make more accurate estimates for 2015 premiums. Originally, the Obama Administration had not given a definite deadline, risking confusion for both the companies and people enrolling. Earlier this week, President Obama [announced](http://time.com/45867/barack-obama-obamacare-affordable-care-act/) that 7.1 million Americans had enrolled in health care before the March 31 deadline. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/48806/final-obamacare-deadline-is-april-15/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/48806/final-obamacare-deadline-is-april-15/"},"headline":"Final Obamacare Deadline Is April 15","datePublished":"2014-04-03T19:35:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:07:39.311Z","description":"Anyone who began an application for a health care plan on the law's exchanges prior to Monday but didn't complete it has an extra 15 days to enroll. 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