Application for Health Insurance '*' ' ' Coverageforall Form

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If you've lost your job, changed your job, or your 18-months of COBRA coverage have run out, you are able to apply for new coverage in the individual insurance market under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The next annual open enrollment period -- when anyone can add or change their health coverage - is currently scheduled to begin on November 15 of this year. Outside of open enrollment, the Affordable Care Act deems these types of changes in your access to health coverage to be qualifying events, which trigger a Special Enrollment Period. A Special Enrollment Period gives you 60 days from the date of your qualifying event to apply for a new health plan. When you apply for your new coverage, it's a good idea to have some proof of your loss or change in health coverage, such as a letter of termination from your employer or a copy of your coverage termination letter from your prior health plan -- just in case your new insurance company requires them for verification. As long as you