When Is the Health Insurance Deadline For 2024 Plans?

Health Insurance Deadline 2024

That’s the last day of open enrollment for individual and family health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act in most states – unless you have a qualifying life event that triggers a 60-day Special Enrollment Period.

However, if you want your health insurance policy to become effective as of January 1st, most states require you to complete your enrollment by December 15th.

Otherwise, your new plan will become effective as of February 1st.

States With Extended Open Enrollment Periods

Note: 17 states, plus the District of Columbia, have elected to extend the health insurance open enrollment periods for their residents.

If you live in any of these states, take note: You have different deadlines than the rest of the country. 

What if I’m Already Enrolled in the Health Plan? 

If you are already enrolled in the plan, and you don’t want to change your plan, you don’t need to take any action. Your plan will automatically renew for 2024 as long as you keep paying premiums.

What is the Deadline for a Health Sharing Plan?

There is no deadline. Health sharing plans don’t have limited enrollment periods. You can enroll in a health sharing plan at any time during the year.

However, health sharing plans may impose waiting periods before the cost of treating certain pre-existing conditions becomes fully shareable.

If you have significant pre-existing conditions, it’s important to sign up for a traditional health insurance plan during the Open Enrollment period in your state.

Otherwise, you could be locked out until January 1st next year.

However, if you miss your open enrollment deadline for health insurance, you can still sign up for a health sharing plan. These plans won’t share pre-existing conditions. But they will share costs for everything else defined as shareable under their membership guidelines.

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Why HSA for America?

HSA for America is one of just a handful of health benefits brokerages able to talk to you about all your options, whether it’s traditional health insurance, or a lower-cost health sharing plan.

Many health insurance agents can’t or won’t talk to you about health sharing plans. The big insurance companies and their sales managers even let them! 

That’s because health sharing plans save too much money: 

Health sharing plans routinely cost 40% to 50% less per month than the unsubsidized cost of a traditional Marketplace health insurance policy.

At HSA for America, we are proud to represent all the best traditional health insurance carriers and all the top health sharing ministries active in every state.

So you can know about all your options, including health insurance, health sharing, health savings accounts, and direct primary care. 

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Need Help? 

Click here for free help selecting and enrolling in the best possible health plan for your needs and budget.

Click here if you need help choosing a plan or getting signed up for either a traditional health insurance or healthsharing plan for 2024.

Consultations are free! All you need to do is pick a time and date, and be prepared with any questions you may have.

Here are some additional blogs for further reading: Missed Health Insurance Open Enrollment Period? You Still Have Options! | How Much Money Can Healthsharing Save?

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