Special Enrollment

If you missed open enrollment, you may be able to enroll during the special enrollment period. To be eligible, you must have had a qualifying "life event" within the past 60 days.

Examples of some qualifying events are:

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Originally published 8/26/2014; Revised 2021, 2024

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