You may want to choose short term coverage if you are between ACA plans due to:

  • Being in an employer waiting period
  • Missing the Obamacare Open Enrollment Period which runs Nov. 1 through Jan. 15 each year, depending on your state[0]
  • Ineligibility for a Special Enrollment Period under the ACA[1]
  • Aging off a parent’s health insurance plan upon turning age 26[2]

Who should get short term health insurance?

You may want to choose short term coverage if you are between ACA plans due to:
Being in an employer waiting period
Missing the Obamacare Open Enrollment Period which runs Nov. 1 through Jan. 15 each year, depending on your state
Ineligibility for a Special Enrollment Period under the ACA
Aging off a parent’s health insurance plan upon turning age 26