Once you have picked a health insurance policy and paid your first month’s premium, you probably expect your coverage to begin immediately. However, depending on when you enrolled and under what circumstances, you may have several weeks before your health insurance coverage takes effect.
If you’ve missed the open enrollment period and don’t have a qualifying life event that would allow you to enroll during a special enrollment period, you still have options.
The Affordable Care Act / Obamacare, put specific enrollment periods in place to prevent people from only enrolling in health insurance when they were sick or needed surgery.
When you claim you make a certain amount of money in a year (and receive a subsidy), you must try to be as accurate as possible and notify them of any changes that may occur throughout the year. Be honest in stating your income. There are very serious consequences to playing games with your income.
The special enrollment period is always within 60 days of a life event. A “Life Event” is an event such as the birth of a baby, losing group coverage through an employer, losing coverage due to a move to Nevada, marriage, any many other scenarios.
If you experience a major life change, then such a change is often considered a qualifying life event. Such life events affect your existing health insurance coverage and can make you eligible to change your coverage during the special enrollment period.
Active Nevada Health Insurance Companies (by County)
Health Insurance Open Enrollment is Here! Open Enrollment for Obamacare health insurance coverage is from November 1st, through January 15th. If you call after January 15th, you will have missed the time frame to receive a Health Insurance Subsidy and a Qualified Health Insurance Plan.
2025 Health Insurance Subsidy Chart by household size and income. The IRS will use these income numbers in subsidy eligibility for tax year 2024. The Advanced Premium Tax Credit is an estimation of your pre-tax credit, so if you’ve received too much credit, you’ll end up paying it all back, or a portion of it back. Your percentage of Federal Poverty Level determines this.
Nevada Health Link has responded to Governor Sisolak’s Emergency Declaration of March 12, 2020 due to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. It announced an Exceptional Circumstance Special Enrollment Period. This allows Nevada residents who missed the “Open Enrollment” period to enroll in a qualified health insurance plan through the state-based exchange platform.