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Open Enrollment Deadline for the NYS Healthcare Exchange is December 15!

Informational Webinar to be held December 12
Posted on: December 11, 2018 - 3:36pm

The open enrollment deadline for the NYS Healthcare Exchange is Saturday, Decmeber 15! Renewal notices have been sent to more than 500,000 households with current NY State of Health coverage with information about their 2019 eligibility, health plan options, and costs. These notices informed consumers of what actions, if any, they need to take to renew their coverage for 2019.

Over 95 percent of Marketplace enrollees will see no cost increase in 2019.  There is no change in cost for Medicaid, Child Health Plus or Essential Pan enrollees and consumers who are eligible for a Qualified Health Plan with federal tax credits will see no or little increase in monthly costs.  In addition, Bronze level Qualified Health Plans will be free to individuals with incomes up to $25,000 and not eligible for Medicaid or the Essential Plan in every county of the state, and less than $50 a month for individuals with incomes up to $30,000 a year in 41 counties. Bronze level Qualified Health Plans provide no-cost preventive care and protect against catastrophic costs despite having a higher annual deductible than other available plans.

Consumers will continue to have a broad choice of health insurer options in every county of the state. Twelve insurers are offering Qualified Health Plans and sixteen insurers are offering the Essential Plan statewide in 2109.  On average, consumers have a choice of four Qualified Health Plan and Essential Plan insurer options in every county of the state. 

For those who have questions regarding this deadline, New York State has established a hotline at 855-355-5777 (hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. & Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.). Additionally, in-person enrollment assistance is available at select locations: https://info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/sites/default/files/December%202018%....

The New York State Dept. of Health will be hosting an informational webinar on Wednesday, December 12, in advance of the December 15 deadline to enroll for January 1, 2019 coverage. For more information, please visit: https://info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/news/media-advisory-ny-state-health-...