People have a new opportunity to enroll in health insurance for 2021 on HealthCare.gov, but only for a limited time.
This new COVID-19 Special Enrollment period starts on Feb. 15 and ends on May 15. Pisgah Legal Services, Legal Aid and Mountain Projects all have health care navigators on staff and are once again offering free assistance helping people review their options and sign up for ACA health insurance.
With job losses continuing to mount amid the COVID-19 resurgence, and millions of people having lost their job-based health insurance since the start of this public health and economic crisis, the Biden Administration has opened up HealthCare.gov to give people who need health insurance a new opportunity to get covered, but they must act quickly.