Chicago — Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace has been extended through Wednesday, December 18, 2 a.m. Central Standard Time.
Consumers have an additional two days to enroll in an ACA health insurance plan to have coverage beginning January 1, 2020.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the website and the call center for enrollment was contacted by more than a half million consumers on Sunday, December 15. Some consumers may not have completed their online enrollment and callers to the helpline may have received a recorded message asking for their contact information.
CMS said that if consumers already provided their information, a call center representative will follow up this week.
“Illinoisans deserve quality health care and it is clear that consumers in Illinois and throughout the country want to enroll in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act,” said Illinois Department of Insurance Director Robert Muriel. “We encourage Illinoisans to take the opportunity offered by this extension to enroll in an ACA marketplace plan to get comprehensive health insurance coverage for the new year.”
Get Covered Illinois is the official health insurance marketplace where Illinois residents can purchase health insurance coverage and apply for subsidies from the federal government.
For a link to the Get Covered Illinois site, click HERE.
