Coveredca Open Enrollment Covid 19
This time frame is called the special enrollment period sep.
Coveredca open enrollment covid 19. Effective friday march 20 covered california opened the health insurance exchange to any eligible uninsured individuals who need health care coverage amid the covid 19 national emergency. Covered california is launching a second open enrollment period effective now to offer health insurance coverage to all californians as the state faces a surge in cases of covid 19 the disease. What if i want to apply and it s not open enrollment. When there are symptoms of more concern covid 19 may cause cough shortness of breath or at least two of the following.
To any eligible uninsured individuals who need health care coverage amid the covid 19 national emergency. Anyone who meets covered california s eligibility requirements which are similar to those in place during the annual open enrollment period can sign up for coverage through june 30. The enrollment data covers the three week period from march 20 when covered california opened the health insurance exchange to any eligible uninsured individuals who need health care coverage amid the covid 19 emergency through april 10. Covered california announced on tuesday that 58 400 people had enrolled in health care coverage since the exchange announced a special enrollment period in response to the covid 19 pandemic.
The only other way to buy an insurance plan outside of open enrollment is to qualify for special enrollment. The pace of sign ups has been nearly three times the level that covered california saw during the same period in 2019. People with covid 19 can have symptoms that range from mild to severe. Covered california releases the first national projection of the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic s cost to millions of americans with employer or individual insurance coverage the one year projected costs in the commercial market range from 34 billion to 251 billion for testing treatment and care specifically related to covid 19.
Open enrollment for covered california begins on november 1 2020 and continues until january 31 2021.