With the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many people who do not have insurance are wondering if they can now enroll in a plan. Currently, individuals in states on the federally facilitated marketplace that use healthcare.gov are ineligible for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) as the federal government has not authorized a SEP due to […] Read More »
State-Based Marketplace OE6 Deadlines
Open Enrollment Year 6 (OE6) ends tomorrow, December 15 for marketplaces on the federally facilitated exchange (healthcare.gov). Some states who run their own state-based marketplace have an extended period for OE6. Several of the state-based marketplaces follow the federally facilitated marketplace with open enrollment ending tomorrow, December 15. These five states are: Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Vermont […] Read More »
State-Based Marketplace OE5 Dates
Open Enrollment Year 5 (OE5) will start on Wednesday, November 1. The dates for open enrollment this year are different than they were in prior years as OE5 will end on December 15, 2017. These dates apply for marketplaces on the federally facilitated exchange (healthcare.gov). Some states who are running their own state-based marketplace will […] Read More »
New Kaiser Brief Looks at 2018 Marketplace
A new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the status of the upcoming marketplace for the 2018 plan year. The brief entitled “An Early Look at 2018 Premium Changes and Insurer Participation on ACA Exchanges” examines some of the preliminary filings done by insurers in 20 states plus the District of Columbia […] Read More »
Kaiser Analyzes 2017 Premiums
A new issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzes the 2017 premiums for the lowest-cost silver plan in 14 cities where the information is available to conduct such an analysis.The states represented by those cities are Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and […] Read More »
Toolkit Available to Help Enroll Justice Population
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has released a toolkit to show what states are doing to enroll individuals being released from the justice system. Specifically, they look at Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Washington & Wisconsin. To access the NASHP toolkit, click here. Read More »
March 6, 2015
NEW STATE ANNOUNCES TAX PENALTY SEP As we reported last week, CMS announced a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for those who will pay the tax penalty for not having coverage in 2014 and still do not have coverage for 2015. (Click here to read the news item on this announcement.) However, since this only applies […] Read More »
What State Marketplaces are Doing with Tax Penalty SEPs
Last Friday, CMS announced that there would be a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for anyone who has to pay the “shared financial responsibility payment” also known as the tax penalty. Individuals who have to pay the penalty for not having coverage in 2014 and who do not have coverage for 2015 and attest that they didn’t […] Read More »
What State Marketplaces are Doing with Open Enrollment Extensions
Earlier this week, we reported that CMS was granting a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for anyone who encountered difficulty completing their application prior to the February 15 deadline. This only applies to the 34 states in the federal marketplace. So what about the 17 state-based marketplaces? Here’s a breakdown: California: Consumers have until February 22 to complete (only […] Read More »
Are Premium Rates Going Up or Down?
Two reports last week from the Commonwealth Fund suggest a mixed message on what is happening with premium rates in the marketplace for the 2015 coverage year. While premiums on average will be going down in Colorado and Connecticut, they will remain unchanged in Rhode Island and will rise in DC, Minnesota, Navada and Vermont. To read all […] Read More »