NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR COVID SEP This month we’ve been highlighting the start of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). The SEP is going on now and will last for three months, ending on May 15, 2021. CMS has released some resources to help with outreach during the COVID SEP. These resources include social media […] Read More »
Archives for February 2021
February 19, 2021
UNDERSTANDING THE COVID SEP This past Monday, February 15 was the start of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). This SEP will last for three months ending on May 15, 2021. To learn more about how the COVID SEP differs from prior SEPs, check out today’s NDNRC blog post. If you want to learn more […] Read More »
How is the COVID SEP Different?
This past Monday was the start of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). Since the opening of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, there have always been SEPs. So how is this particular SEP different from any prior SEPs? First of all, the COVID SEP comes as a direct result of the unprecedented public health […] Read More »
COVID SEP Begins Today!
Today, February 15, 2021 marks the beginning of the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP). This SEP will last for three months and end on May 15, 2021. Last month’s announcement of the Biden administration’s executive order led to the COVID SEP for the federally facilitated marketplace. The COVID SEP only affects people who live in […] Read More »
February 12, 2021
COVID SEP STARTS MONDAY! This Monday, February 15, 2021 the COVID Special Enrollment Period (SEP) will begin. This SEP will last for three months ending on May 15, 2021. If you want to read more about last month’s executive order which led to the COVID SEP for the federally facilitated marketplace, check out our news […] Read More »
Report Suggests Uninsured Have Not Tried to Enroll
A new report from the Urban Institute indicates that many people that do not have insurance have not even tried to enroll in coverage through the ACA marketplace or in Medicaid. The report finds that over half of the nearly 29 million people who do not have coverage know very little or nothing about the […] Read More »
February 5, 2021
MORE COVID SEPS Last week, we highlighted the Biden administration’s announcement that it would be opening up the health insurance marketplace for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) due to the COVID pandemic. Of course, this announcement only affects people who live in states that are on the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). Many State Based Marketplaces […] Read More »
States Open COVID SEPs
In our news item last week, we highlighted the Biden administration’s announcement that it would be opening up the health insurance marketplace for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) due to the COVID pandemic. Of course, this announcement only affects people who live in states that are on the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). Many State Based […] Read More »