April 23, 2014

Health Insurance Exchange Open Enrollment Results

Open enrollment for private health insurance plans through Access Health CT, Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, closed March 31, 2014.  The exchange enrolled 208,301 people for health care coverage, according to the Connecticut Mirror.  Of those, 37% (78,713) enrolled in private health insurance plans and the other 63% (129,588), enrolled in Medicaid.

The next open enrollment for private health insurance begins November 15, 2014, while Medicaid enrollment is open year round.  People experiencing a special enrollment qualifying event may also be able to enroll throughout the year.  Qualifying events include child birth, death of a household member, marriage, and loss of current health care coverage, among others.  See Access Health CT’s website for more information.