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# Health Insurance Open Enrollment Ends March 31
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/health_insurance_open_enrollment_0118141129/
- Published: 2014-01-18T12:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-13T14:59:31.000Z
- Description: Marketplace coverage requires applying before open season closes March 31; missing it means waiting for the next season, expected to open November 15, 2014, unless a qualifying life event applies. Medicaid and CHIP take enrollments year-round.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Advisories, Politics, #vivvo-import

| If you are seeking health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, be sure to [apply before the end of the open season on March 31, 2014](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE4LjI3NzIxODcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExOC4yNzcyMTg3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTM2MTU1JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&https://www.healthcare.gov/&ref=foodconsumer.org). If you haven't enrolled by March 31, you won't be able to apply until the next open season, unless you qualify for a [special enrollment period](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE4LjI3NzIxODcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExOC4yNzcyMTg3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTM2MTU1JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/special-enrollment-period/&ref=foodconsumer.org) or experience a [qualifying life event](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE4LjI3NzIxODcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExOC4yNzcyMTg3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTM2MTU1JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/qualifying-life-event/&ref=foodconsumer.org). Open season for 2015 will likely begin on November 15, 2014.You can enroll in [Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMTE4LjI3NzIxODcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDExOC4yNzcyMTg3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTM2MTU1JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&https://www.healthcare.gov/what-key-dates-do-i-need-to-know/&ref=foodconsumer.org#part=4) at any time. There is no limited enrollment period for these programs. |
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