About 50,000 people in Kansas had signed up through the federal health insurance as of Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
That total doesn’t include the past five days when people have been able to sign up for coverage that starts Jan. 1.
Open enrollment runs through Jan. 31, but people who haven’t signed up won’t have coverage until February. People who have a “qualifying event” after the deadline — such as having a baby, losing a job or aging off their parents’ insurance plans — will be able to sign up ...