Not exact matches
Even though health insurance plans offer yearly
periods of
open enrollment,
specific life events may allow you to obtain or change coverage at any time.
In most states, there is a «guaranteed acceptance» or «
open enrollment»
period during these
specific times:
If you miss
open enrollment, you can not buy health insurance from the marketplace unless there are specific «qualifying events» that trigger a Special Enrollme
enrollment, you can not buy health insurance from the marketplace unless there are
specific «qualifying events» that trigger a Special
EnrollmentEnrollment Period.
Even if your carrier is still on the exchange (a lot of them have pulled out of states since the last
open enrollment period), they may not be offering your
specific plan.
If you lose coverage under your existing health plan or need to change coverage due to
specific life events, you have rights to special
enrollment in a new plan outside of the usual
open enrollment period.