NEW MEXICO'S HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE, DESIGNED TO GET BUSINESSES TO SIGN UP THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR INSURANCE, IS OFF TO A SLOW START. THE EXCHANGE'S ITERIM C-E-O MIKE NUNEZ TELLS 770 KKOB ABOUT 15 HUNDRED BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN TO THE WEB SITE…BUT MOST HAVEN'T SIGNED UP. ABOUT 15-HUNDRED EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN TO THE WEB SITE… WWW.BEWELLNM.COM, ONLY A FEW DOZEN HAVE SIGNED UP.
NUNEZ SAYS PART OF THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE GLITCHES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OBAMACARE WEBSITE AT WWW.HEALTHCARE.GOV. HE SAYS EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN SIGNED UP SHOULD BE GETTING INSURANCE CARDS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.