CMS has allocated funds to support thousands of “navigators” who will help Americans purchase insurance on the exchanges established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
In California, 21,000 navigators will receive $58 for every new enrollee, according to a Forbes report. The program will receive $673 million in federal funding.
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