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13 qualifying life events that trigger ACA special enrollment
Outside of open enrollment, a special enrollment period allows you to enroll in an ACA-compliant plan (on or off-exchange) if you experience a qualifying life event.

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Finalized federal rule reduces total duration of short-term health plans to 4 months
A finalized federal rule will impose new nationwide duration limits on short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI) plans. The rule – which applies to plans sold or issued on or after September 1, 2024 – will limit STLDI plans to three-month terms, and to total duration – including renewals – of no more than four months.
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Six ways proposed federal rule changes might affect Marketplace enrollees

February 15, 2024 – Federal health insurance rule changes that could take effect for coverage in 2025 (and beyond) could affect Marketplace enrollment…

Four reasons to not wait until January to enroll in an ACA health plan photo

Four reasons to not wait until January to enroll in an ACA health plan

November 1, 2022 – Obamacare's 2023 open enrollment runs until January 15 in most states. Here's why you might want to enroll by December 15…

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Open enrollment for 2023 ACA coverage: what to expect

November 1, 2022 – Record-high enrollment in ACA-compliant plans is likely to continue this year. Here's…

ACA sign-ups hit all-time high – with a month of open enrollment remaining photo

ACA sign-ups hit all-time high – with a month of open enrollment remaining

December 28, 2021 – Americans in need of health insurance have responded to a major increase in marketplace subsidies created by the American Rescue…

Congress boosted ACA subsidies. An enrollment surge followed. photo

Congress boosted ACA subsidies. An enrollment surge followed.

September 28, 2021 – The ARP's enhanced health insurance subsidies prompted a major surge in new marketplace enrollments and plan upgrades during this year's…

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How new carriers in your marketplace could affect your coverage options

September 14, 2021 – More health insurance carriers are entering ACA's exchanges for 2022. Here's why you should pay attention to new health plans in your…

The COVID SEP ended in most states. The ARP is still making premiums more affordable. photo

The COVID SEP ended in most states. The ARP is still making premiums more affordable.

August 20, 2021 – The American Rescue Plan's enhancements to the Affordable Care Act's health insurance subsidies will continue long after the end of the…

Longer enrollment tops list of proposed marketplace improvements photo

Longer enrollment tops list of proposed marketplace improvements

August 6, 2021 – The Biden administration's proposed rules aimed at ACA's health insurance exchanges would provide for 30 extra days of open enrollment,…

Why you should care about the August 15 special enrollment deadline photo

Why you should care about the August 15 special enrollment deadline

August 1, 2021 – Individual-market consumers hoping to take advantage of the ARP's enhanced health insurance subsidies need act before August 15 to lock in…

Biden administration announces COVID-related special enrollment period photo

Biden administration announces COVID-related special enrollment period

January 28, 2021 – President Biden has signed two executive orders related to healthcare – the first to include a COVID-related special enrollment period on…

The Scoop: health insurance news – January 27, 2021 photo

The Scoop: health insurance news – January 27, 2021

January 27, 2021 – In this edition: open enrollment ends Sunday in California, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC; Maryland, Massachusetts, New York…

The Scoop: health insurance news – January 20, 2021 photo

The Scoop: health insurance news – January 20, 2021

January 20, 2021 – In this edition: President Biden's American Recovery Plan calls for additional premium subsidies and COBRA subsidies; open enrollment for…