SEP for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: February 15 – May 15

On January 28, President Biden signed an Executive Order announcing a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for individuals and families wanting to sign up for Marketplace coverage. The SEP is in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and will allow marketplace-eligible consumers to complete a new application for 2021 health insurance coverage, or to update an existing application, via healthcare.gov.

This SEP will run February 15, 2021 through May 15, 2021. Consumers will have 30 days after receiving an eligibility determination from the Marketplace to select a plan, and coverage will be effective on the first of the month following plan selection.

To read the executive order, visit this link.
To read the press release, visit this link.

If you haven’t completed Marketplace registration and training for plan year 2021, get started today so you can help consumers take advantage of the SEP to enroll in 2021 coverage. Check out this resource to understand what steps you need to take to complete registration and training in the Marketplace Learning Management System (MLMS).

We look forward to partnering with you on this opportunity to get your clients the kind of quality, affordable coverage they can count on through a Health Alliance Marketplace plan. If you have questions, call our Broker Support Line at (877) 917-8489 or email us at BrokerServices@healthalliance.org. Health Alliance will provide additional information as it becomes available from CMS, the Federally Facilitated Exchange and state regulators. Thank you for your constant hard work and dedication.