Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., today highlighted changes in federal law that make obtaining insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace more affordable and available to more than 100,000 additional people in the state.
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RALEIGH · January 28, 2021âNorth Carolinians have a new opportunity to enroll in health insurance for 2021 on HealthCare.gov, but only for a limited time. This new special open enrollment period starts February 15, 2021, and ends May 15, 2021.
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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 White House has opened up HealthCare.gov to give people who need health insurance a new opportunity to get covered, but they must act quickly.
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Health insurance is more affordable than many people think. In North Carolina, nine out of ten marketplace enrollees received financial help that lowered their monthly health insurance premiums in 2020. More than 536,000 North Carolinians enrolled in a health insurance plan for 2021 on HealthCare.gov.Â
All enrollees will have benefits that include doctor and hospital visits, prescription medications, maternity care, immunizations, health screening and mental health treatment.
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