You may be able to enroll in or change Marketplace coverage only if you have a qualifying life event
Printed on February 13, 2020
Now that Open Enrollment is over, you may enroll in or change Market protection solely when you have a life occasion, like getting married, having a child, or dropping well being protection, that qualifies you for a
Does my life occasion make me eligible for a Particular Enrollment Interval?
There are 4 fundamental sorts of qualifying life occasions:
- Lack of well being protection: Shedding job-based protection (whether or not by way of your self or a member of the family) or eligibility for Medicaid, Medicare, or the Youngsters’s Well being Insurance coverage Program (CHIP)
- Family adjustments: Marriage, youngster beginning or adoption, divorce, or dying
- Residence adjustments: Sure family strikes, like transferring to a brand new ZIP code or county
- Different qualifying occasions (like revenue adjustments): Adjustments that make you not eligible for Medicaid or the Youngsters’s Well being Insurance coverage Program (CHIP), leaving incarceration, and so forth.
See the full list of life events.
How do I apply for 2020 protection by way of a Particular Enrollment Interval?
- If you happen to qualify for a Particular Enrollment Interval, create an account or log into an current one to enroll in a plan for 2020.
- You might be requested to submit paperwork to verify the life occasion that makes you eligible.
Unsure your life occasion counts as a Particular Enrollment Interval? Simply reply a few quick questions to seek out out.
