OHA says: Don’t miss your chance for health insurance within your budget; enrollment deadline Tuesday
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Tuesday is the last day to sign up for private health insurance in Oregon’s health insurance marketplace. Open enrollment is the exclusive time of year when individuals can sign up for private health insurance.
Since open enrollment began on Nov. 1, 2023, nearly 141,000 people have enrolled in health insurance for 2024. More than 80 percent of Oregonians who have enrolled in coverage through the OregonHealthCare.gov are getting financial help with an average savings of more than $525 per month. These savings reduce the monthly premium to have health insurance. Additional financial help, called cost-sharing reductions, are available for thousands of Oregonians on out-of-pocket costs on Silver-level plans.
Oregonians who are losing Oregon Health Plan benefits or who experience another major life change – such as marriage, having or adopting a baby, moving, or changing jobs – may also be able to enroll outside open enrollment.
Sorting through health insurance options can be confusing, but there are tools to make the process easier:
- OregonHealthCare.gov offers a quick and easy-to-use window-shopping tool (orhim.info/shop) where users can preview which plans and savings are available to them. The tool also allows users to see which plans cover their prescription drugs and are networked with their preferred primary care doctor or preferred hospitals.
- A new tool (orhim.info/ESItool) can help you figure out if job-based coverage is considered affordable.
- Free local help can be found from health insurance experts around the state at OregonHealthCare.gov/GetHelp.
Bottom line: we encourage all Oregonians who do not currently have health insurance available to them to start at OregonHealthCare.gov. There they can see if health insurance offered from a job is considered affordable, preview plans and savings, and find an expert to guide them through the process.
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The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, a part of state government, helps people get health insurance when they do not have job-based coverage, and do not qualify for the Oregon Health Plan or another program. The Marketplace is the state-level partner to HealthCare.gov. For more information, go to OregonHealthCare.gov.
