Printed on June 30, 2016
In the event you just lately retired and aren’t eligible for Medicare but, you might be able to get medical health insurance by the Well being Insurance coverage Market®.
Whereas retiring from a job alone doesn’t qualify you for a
, dropping medical health insurance does. In the event you misplaced medical health insurance whenever you retired, you will have 60 days to enroll in a well being plan outdoors Open Enrollment.
While you lose job-based insurance coverage it’s possible you’ll be supplied COBRA continuation protection.
- In the event you resolve to not take COBRA protection, you may enroll in a Market plan as an alternative.
- In the event you’ve already began COBRA protection, you will have completely different choices.
If in case you have retiree medical health insurance however need to purchase a Market plan as an alternative, you may. However you gained’t be capable of get
and different financial savings within the Market. In the event you voluntarily drop your retiree well being protection, you don’t qualify for a Particular Enrollment Interval.
Apply with a Particular Enrollment Interval
- Reply just a few fast questions to see in the event you might qualify for a Particular Enrollment Interval or for Medicaid or CHIP. We’ll let you know your subsequent steps.
- Already know you qualify? Go to the Begin Web page and choose the third button to start out an utility.
Word: Dropping well being protection isn’t the one life occasion that qualifies you to enroll in a plan outdoors the Open Enrollment Interval. You may additionally be eligible in the event you’ve had different life adjustments — like getting married, transferring, or adopting a toddler.
