Recently lose health coverage? You may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period

Published on August 13, 2020

Coverage losses that may qualify

• Losing job-based coverage, like through your employer or the employer of a family member.
• Losing individual health coverage for a plan or policy you bought yourself, like if your plan is discontinued or you lose eligibility for a student health plan.
• Losing Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage, like if a change in household income makes you ineligible for Medicaid or your child ages off CHIP.
• Losing Medicare eligibility, like if you’re no longer eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A.
• Losing coverage through a family member, like if you turn 26 and can no longer be on a parent’s plan.

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