Special Enrollment Period - Qualifying Life Events

When Open Enrollment is over, certain life events may qualify you for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP).

Losing job-based health coverage
Losing Medicaid coverage
Losing HBIA/HBIS coverage
Having a baby
Adopting a child
Getting married
Getting divorced or legally separated resulting in loss of health coverage
Moving to a new ZIP code or county
Turning 26 and no longer eligible for parents’ coverage
A student moving from the place they attend school
On an ACA Marketplace plan with someone who dies and as a result, you're no longer eligible for your current health plan
If you are no longer eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Becoming a U.S. citizen
Leaving incarceration
Starting or ending service as an AmeriCorps State and National, VISTA, or NCCC member

If you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period, you usually have up to 60 days following the event to enroll in a plan.

When you apply, you may be required to prove your eligibility to enroll based on the life event you experience

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