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Health Insurance Deadline Extended in Idaho

Health Insurance Deadline Extended in Idaho If you haven t enrolled in health insurance yet, you re getting an extension to do so. The open enrollment deadline for Idahoans to sign up for insurance coverage for 2021 has been extended to the end of the year. December 31st is the new deadline for Idaho residents to get health insurance that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2021. The previous deadline was December 15th. There happened to be a surge in enrollment. According to Your Health Idaho, the state saw a record number of signups. That fact along with the coronavirus pandemic convinced officials to extend the deadline to a later date.

Health insurance sign-up deadline extended

Health insurance sign-up deadline extended BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-The “Your Health Idaho” board of directors has voted to extend the open enrollment deadline for the first time this year. Idahoans now have until December 31, 2020, to sign up for health insurance coverage that begins January 1, 2021. Your Health Idaho saw the largest single-day enrollment since 2018 on Tuesday, December 15, the original deadline. The increased activity and the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged the boaqrd to extend the deadline. “An unprecedented year calls for unprecedented measures,” said Your Health Idaho Chairman of the Board, Stephen Weeg. “Given the challenges faced by Idahoans in 2020 and the renewed need for comprehensive health insurance, we hope that by extending the deadline a few more weeks, every Idahoan will have access to the coverage they need for the coming year.”

Health insurance deadline for Idaho extended to Dec 31

Updated: 8:37 AM MST December 31, 2020 BOISE, Idaho The open enrollment deadline for Idahoans to sign up for insurance coverage for 2021 is Dec. 31. Idaho residents must sign up by Thursday to get health insurance that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2021. The previous deadline was Dec. 15, a day that saw a record number of signups, according to Your Health Idaho.  That surge of enrollment coupled with the coronavirus pandemic convinced officials to push back the deadline to Dec. 31. An unprecedented year calls for unprecedented measures, said Your Health Idaho Chairman of the Board, Stephen Weeg. Given the challenges faced by Idahoans in 2020 and the renewed need for comprehensive health insurance, we hope that by extending the deadline a few more weeks, every Idahoan will have access to the coverage they need for the coming year.  

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