Covered california special enrollment covid 19. Covered california is already running ads that highlight the new financial help that is available for the first time this year the new state individual mandate penalty and ads that make the connection to the covid 19 pandemic and the ability to get coverage. If your parent has coverage through covered california you can stay in their plan until coverage ends on dec. Dmhc extends special enrollment period in response to covid 19 as the state of california is taking action to respond to the covid 19 pandemic the department of managed health care dmhc joined with covered california and the department of health care services to make sure californians have a ready path to health care coverage.
Covered california will be alerting the public about the new special enrollment period through television radio and digital ads. More than 175000 people have signed up for coverage through covered california since the exchange announced a special enrollment period in response to the covid 19 pandemic. Californias public insurance exchange said tuesday that 58400 people have so far signed up for coverage during a special enrollment period created in response to the covid 19 pandemic.
Your special enrollment period starts 60 days before you lose coverage and ends 60 days after.