Congratulations! You’ve graduated! Now what? For many new graduates, it’s time to think about health insurance! If you are entering the working world, you may be eligible for health insurance through your employer. But if you don’t get a job right away, you still need health insurance (it’s the law!) and you have a few options: 1 – Remain on Your Parent’s Health Plan If your parent’s health plan covers
Buying 2015 Health Insurance Outside of Open Enrollment
Open enrollment for 2015 health insurance has ended. It ran from November 15, 2014 through February 15, 2015. Outside those dates, you must have a qualifying event in order to be eligible to purchase Affordable Care Act-compliant coverage which is effective in 2015. NOTE: Anthem has extended its deadline to purchase off-exchange 2015 coverage until February 28. Click here for more info. Examples of Qualifying Events Change in marital status
Short-Term Health Insurance
Now that the window of opportunity to purchase 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant health insurance has closed, many people are wondering how they can be protected in the event of an illness or injury this year. In most cases, if you did not purchase a 2014 policy before the March 31 deadline, your option for the remainder of 2014 is to purchase what’s known as short-term insurance. (*See notes below