Washington health insurance enrollment extended
Exchange will allow sign-ups to run through Aug. 15, officials say
By Ryan Blethen, The Seattle Times
Published: April 1, 2021, 7:28pm
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The state’s health insurance marketplace is extending its enrollment period until summer.
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange has pushed its special open enrollment through Aug. 15 in response to changes in federal law. The current enrollment period was set to close May 15.
The American Rescue Plan Act, recently passed by Congress, increases tax credits for people enrolled through the exchange. The new law also extends tax credits to middle-income people who previously weren’t eligible, and gives additional tax credits to those receiving at least one week of unemployment compensation this year.