Obamacare enrollment deadline is this Friday, but there may be some exceptions

    Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (aka: Obamacare) ends Friday, Dec. 15. Previously, open enrollment lasted until the end of January, so the enrollment period for this year has been cut in half.
    But if you miss the December deadline, you may still qualify to enroll.
    For example, you are eligible if you have lost your health care coverage. If you lost your job and your employer-sponsored health care plan, or you are recently divorced or legally separated, or your spouse has died and you are no longer covered under your spouse’s insurance plan, you will usually have 60 days from the date of that loss to sign up.
    Other life-changing events may also qualify you to enroll after the original deadline: getting married, moving, having a child, adopting a child or placing a child in foster care.
    According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, only 5 percent of uninsured persons know when the enrollment period ends, so it seems quite likely that many of those who need to sign up with ACA for the first time will miss the official deadline.
 

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