When will my health plan start?

If you apply during the upcoming national Open Enrollment period: 11/1/21 - 12/15/21

If you complete an application during the upcoming Open Enrollment, which is from November 1st to December 15, 2021 until 11:59 PM PT, your coverage will begin on January 1st, 2022.

For California residents, Covered California's Special Enrollment Period runs until the end of 2021. Coverage will start on the first of the following month after you application is submitted. 

If you apply during a Special Enrollment Period

Your coverage start will depend on your qualifying life event! Special Enrollment Period lasts all year long, though you need a qualifying life event in order to be eligible for this option.

Note: Your plan will not begin if you fail to make your first premium payment, called your "binder payment." Be sure to look out for emails from Stride and bills from your insurance company for more information!

For these life events, coverage will start on the 1st day of the month following enrollment: 1) Losing Medicaid or job-based coverage, 2) Marriage or registered domestic partnership, 3) COBRA ending, 4) Spouse losing coverage, or 5) Getting divorced 

If you lose health insurance due moving states or zip codes and need a a new plan, you'll need to apply by 15th of the month for your new plan to start at the beginning of the next month on the 1st. If you apply after 15th of the month, your plan will start the 1st of the following month.

For the birth or adoption of a child, or acceptance of a child into foster care, your coverage starts on the first day of the month following the birth, adoption, or placement in foster care but you can choose to have coverage start on the date of the birth, adoption, or placement in foster care, or on the first day of the month following enrollment.