UPDATE: Due to high website traffic that triggered the www.healthcare.gov queuing system, the Administration has decided to extend the enrollment deadline for Marketplace coverage to be effective to midnight on December 24, 2013. Individuals who enroll in coverage by midnight tomorrow will have coverage effective January 1, 2014.
For more information on this extension, see this article from the Washington Post. Our original post is below.
Today, December 23, 2013, is the deadline to enroll in health insurance coverage available through the health insurance Marketplaces, also known as Exchanges, that will be effective on January 1, 2014. Open enrollment for Marketplace coverage will continue until March 31, 2014. However, today is the last day to enroll for coverage that is effective on January 1, 2014. Individuals will have until January 10, 2014 to make the first premium payments for these policies.
Policies purchased after December 23, 2013 and before January 15, 2014 will be effective on February 1, unless an earlier effective date is requested and can be accommodated by the carrier.
Visit www.healthcare.gov to enroll and for more information on eligibility for premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies for lower income individuals.
