Podcast Center
Video Center
Webcasts
Resource Center
Events
October 29, 2010 at 08:00 PM
Massachusetts is reminding residents the new enrollment period for individual health care plans becomes effective after Nov. 30.
As part of an effort to cut health care costs for small businesses and families, the state enacted individual health care insurance this year.
Previously, eligible individuals in the state could buy individual health policies at any time. According to the state’s Division of Insurance, that created a problem when it turned out some would buy insurance only when they needed medical services and then would drop coverage after the insurance paid for the treatment. This caused health insurance rates to increase.
Under the new law, eligible individuals will be able to buy coverage during the following open-enrollment periods: for 2011, Jan. 1-Feb. 15 and July 1-Aug. 15; and for 2012 and thereafter, July 1-Aug. 15.
