New regulations allow people with low incomes to enroll in a marketplace plan at any time during the year, instead of having to wait for the open enrollment period or needing to experience a qualifying life event for a special enrollment period. It’s important to note that people who are eligible for Medicaid/CHIP can enroll at any time during the year as well.
These new regulations also expanded the duties of navigators to include providing post-enrollment support by helping people resolve data matching issues and file appeals, as well as educating people about how to use their health coverage.
In early 2020, Congress put into place protections for people enrolled in Medicaid to ensure that they were able to stay covered during the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy, called the continuous coverage requirement, is linked to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). When the PHE ends, states will need to…
