Covering Wisconsin in the News
HealthCare.gov Special Sign-Up Period Starts Monday (2/15/21)
It all begins with an idea.
Monday marks the start of a special sign-up period for medical insurance purchased on HealthCare.gov in Wisconsin and 35 other states.
Normally the enrollment period happens at the end of the year, but the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in people not only losing their jobs, but the health coverage that can come with it.
Although the pandemic is entering its second year, this is the first time the federal health insurance marketplace has held a special enrollment period. It was authorized when President Joe Biden signed an executive order opening up the marketplace from Monday to May 15…
February 15th, 2021
Wisconsin Public Radio
Enrollment now open for Affordable Care Act plans
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The number of people who signed up for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has decreased in Brown County, but officials urge people looking for coverage to take advantage during open enrollment...
November 16, 2020
gopresstimes.com
Workers Who Lost Jobs Due to COVID May Need Help Getting Coverage This Fall
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Michelina Moen lost her job and health insurance in April. Only weeks earlier she had begun to feel ill and not her usual energetic self — in what she describes as a textbook case of “really bad timing.”...
November 11, 2020
KHN
WI Families Aren't Seeking Public Insurance Aid During Crisis
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At Covering Wisconsin, navigator program manager Adam Van Spankeren says his organization's phone hasn't been ringing off the hook for enrollment help for the state's Medicaid program or insurance marketplace -- perhaps because people don't know they're eligible...
June 19, 2020
publicnewsservice.org
If I Don't Have Health Insurance, Can I Get A COVID-19 Test? Experts Answer Health Insurance Questions
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As the number of cases of COVID-19 continue to grow, WPR's WHYsconsin has received numerous questions from Wisconsinites wondering how their health insurance is affected by the outbreak...
April 10, 2020
Wisconsin Public Radio
State residents who lose health insurance during COVID-19 may be able to enroll on HealthCare.gov, BadgerCare
It all begins with an idea.
The governor's administration today issued guidance to Wisconsin workers who have lost their employer-based health insurance. More than 313,000 initial applications and nearly 600,000 weekly claims for unemployment have been filed in Wisconsin since March 15...
April 9, 2020
LadySmith News