This usually
happens during enrollment.
Not exact matches
And although individual market coverage is limited to set
enrollment periods, loss of other coverage counts as a qualifying event that triggers a special
enrollment period, regardless of when it
happens during the year.
Unless they just
happen to get sick
during the annual open
enrollment period, they'll be out of luck and not able to sign up for health insurance when they're sick.
Find your state below for the details on what's
happening in your health insurance exchange
during open
enrollment 2018.
It also
happened to be the only plan on our state's marketplace
during the recently ended
enrollment period, appearing twice under different names.
Even if you're not pregnant
during the annual open
enrollment period (
happening Nov. 1 through Dec. 15 this year, although some states have longer deadlines.
Generally, you're only allowed to enroll
during the open
enrollment period that
happens each autumn.
If your job provided the health insurance for the entire family, your spouse can initiate coverage for the family, because loss of coverage is a qualifying event that triggers a special
enrollment period, regardless of when it
happens during the year.
You'll receive notification from both United and the exchange later in the year giving you information on the steps you'll need to take
during open
enrollment (the same thing
happened for a lot of people on CO-OP plans at the end of 2015).
Even if something like this
happens when you're able to enroll in coverage right away (
during open
enrollment or
during a special
enrollment period), your coverage wouldn't take effect right away.