Experts have said that millions of Americans have lost their insurance covers due to the roll out of the Affordable Care Act - also known as Obamacare and they are not able to able to sign up for the new insurance cover. In a major setback to the newly launched healthcare system, the US authorities have delayed the launch of Affordable Care Act for a year in the country.

The government said on Wednesday that small businesses will not be able to enroll in the new health insurance exchanges until November 2014. The online enrolment was expected to begin this month in the country. The Affordable Care Act, which is popularly known as Obamacare, is aimed at avoiding such problems for consumers.

Julie Bataille, director of the Office of Communications for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that the businesses will continue to enrol for the Small Business Health Options Program through paper forms as the system has been in place since 1 October, 2013. Clyburn also said that President Barack Obama will regain credibility affected due to the technical problems affecting the system.

The businesses will be able to enrol through agents and brokers or directly through an insurer in the country. Bataille also said that the businesses will be able to claim tax benefits while filing their taxes.