Medical Underwriting

A process used by insurance companies to try to figure out your health status when you're applying for health insurance coverage to determine whether to offer you coverage, at what price, and with what exclusions or limits.

« Return to glossary

Open Enrollment is over

You can now get Marketplace coverage for 2014 only if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period or are applying for Medicaid and CHIP.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET COVERAGE »