With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CHIR recently updated its Navigator Resource Guide. During Open Enrollment, we will highlight FAQs that are likely top of mind for consumers and those assisting them. This week, CHIR’s Kristen Ukeomah shares FAQs on who is eligible for marketplace coverage.
The tenth open enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace is in full swing. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CHIR has updated and improved our Navigator Resource Guide. Navigators and other enrollment assisters can access over 300 frequently asked questions and answers, state fact sheets, a summary of new federal policies for 2023, and more.
The annual open enrollment period for Marketplace coverage is right around the corner, running from November 1 through January 15 in most states. There are many new policies impacting the Marketplace in 2023, including an extension of enhanced financial assistance through the Inflation Reduction Act; a federal fix to the “family glitch” that will create more affordable coverage opportunities for families; and tools to make shopping for a Marketplace plan more consumer-friendly. CHIR’s Emma Walsh-Alker summarizes these and other recent policy changes that consumers may encounter this year.
Open Enrollment is in full swing, but consumers should beware of “junk plans” when shopping for health insurance. As part of CHIR’s weekly series highlighting FAQs from our updated Navigator Resource Guide, we examine the risks of buying a plan outside of the marketplace.
As part of CHIR’s weekly series highlighting FAQs from our updated Navigator Resource Guide, we highlight questions and answers regarding financial assistance available through the marketplaces.
Just in time for Open Enrollment, CHIR updated and improved the Navigator Resource Guide, a practical, hands-on resource with over 300 frequently asked questions, state-specific fact sheets, a spotlight on outreach strategies, and more.
Open Enrollment is just around the corner. There are new policies for the marketplace in 2022, including an expansion of opportunities to sign up for health coverage during and outside the annual open enrollment period. As a preview to our updated Navigator Resource Guide, CHIR provides a summary of some changes that may affect people enrolling in marketplace plans.
The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has been the cause of confusion and anxiety for individuals and families across the country, especially when it comes to health care. We’ve pulled together some frequently asked questions, and added new COVID-19-specific inquiries, from our Navigator Resource Guide to help guide Navigators, brokers, assisters, and consumers through this complex and trying time.
Beginning February 24, 2020, new rules that expand the criteria for determining whether certain immigrants would be considered a “public charge” are going into effect. While appeals of these new expanded rules make their way through the courts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the policy may take effect in all states except Illinois, where a separate injunction remains statewide. As the changing rules can be confusing for consumers and assisters, we’ve updated our Navigator Resource Guide to help break it down.
Open Enrollment ended in most states on December 15, 2019. In the remaining states, Open Enrollment ends this month. For the majority of Americans who enrolled in health insurance before the December 15 deadline and paid their first premium, insurance should now be kicking in. We’ve collected a series of frequently asked questions from our Navigator Resource Guide on post-enrollment issues to help consumers navigate their first few months of having a new insurance plan.
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