© 2024 Iowa Public Radio
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Iowa Insurance Commissioner: Obamacare Rollout "Bumpy," But Will Get Better

LinkedIn

November 1 marks a month since the launch of the federal health insurance marketplace under Obamacare.  

As has been widely reported, the website has been plagued by problems from the start, and many Americans area struggling to get information.

IPR's Sarah McCammon sat down with Iowa’s Insurance Commissioner, Nick Gerhart, to talk about how the rollout is going here. They also discussed whether Iowa has enough federal funding for navigators and others trained to help people sign up for insurance.