Finding a health insurance policy for you and your family should be a priority as we come to the end of another year. Having health insurance in place relieves some of the worry that sickness, injury, and other events could bring. The right health insurance policy works with your budget, your existing health care needs, and meets government requirements.
If you live in California and are looking for health insurance, a goodplace to start is the state health insurance marketplace. This marketplace, called Covered California, was startedas part of the Affordable Care Act to offer affordable insurance policy options for Americans across the country.
Covered California is a marketplace for health care insurance policies. If you have a health insurance policy or want to get one, Covered California is a goodplace to start. Health insurance providers who offer policiesthrough Covered California follow guidelines for care set up by the Affordable Care Act.
Covered California also offers access to resources like Medi-Cal, CHIP, short-termmedical plans, health share programs, and more.
Covered California has an Open Enrollment Period that started on October 15th, 2018 and ends on January 15th, 2019. Thisis for health insurance that will cover you for 2019. If you want to change, renew, or purchase a health insurance plan, this is the time periodwhen you can do so.
Covered California offers an extended Open Enrollment Period; the federal Open Enrollment Period for most states is November 1st, 2018, through December 15th, 2018. During this time the marketplace is available for you to explore health insurance options and choose the policy that is right for you.
A Special enrollment periods (SEP)  is available for people with special circumstances. If you get married, divorced, have a baby, age out of your parents’ insurance, lose your job, or your spouse dies, you can change or obtain health insurance for these qualifying life events.
To learn more about the Open Enrollment Period for Covered California, contact the professionals at HealthCareInsurance.company at (855) 401-8383. Our licensed insurance experts will be happy to answer any questions you have.