Disability Rights Florida Negotiates Settlement Providing Comprehensive Reform to Floridaâs Prison Inpatient Mental Health Care System Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Read our 2017 Annual Report
Open enrollment is a period of time each year when you can sign up for health insurance. If you don't sign up for health insurance during open enrollment, you probably can't sign up for health insurance until the next open enrollment period. If youâre eligible and apply for health insurance during open enrollment, the health plan must insure you.
Open enrollment period: This 45-day period is the only time you can buy an individual health plan unless you have a âqualifying life event.â Qualifying life event: A major event that affects your health insurance needs and qualifies you to make changes to or buy a health plan outside of open enrollment. Special enrollment period: The time period after a qualifying life event, typically 60 days, when you can change your health plan or enroll in a new plan. Special enrollment periods Open enrollment for 2018 individual health plans will be from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2017.