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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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Is there any chance I will be turned down for coverage by a health insurance exchange?

Is there any chance I will be turned down for coverage by a health insurance exchange?

Is there any chance I will be turned down for coverage by a health insurance exchange?

The main idea behind the Affordable Care Act was to remove the barriers to insurance coverage for most Americans who remained uninsured because of pre-existing conditions or issues of cost.

The law removed most of those barriers. So not only can a plan sold through your state’s health insurance exchange plan not turn you down because of a pre-existing condition, it also won’t exclude pre-existing conditions from your coverage or charge you higher premiums based on your medical history. These regulations apply to all individual major medical health insurance, regardless of whether they’re sold through the exchange or off-exchange.

The ACA includes a Patients’ Bill of Rights that helps consumers in a number of other ways, such as:

Limited enrollment windows

It’s important to understand, however, that health insurance is now typically only available for purchase during open enrollment, or if you experience a qualifying event. These limited enrollment windows apply both on and off the exchange. If you try to enroll outside of open enrollment, without a qualifying event, your enrollment will be rejected. So while the days of getting turned down because of medical history are long gone, it’s still possible to be turned down for health insurance, based on when you apply.

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