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Individual Insurance Open Enrollment

Written on September 19, 2016.

If you have individual insurance make sure and watch your mail. Quite a bit of information is coming out. It will also be time before we know it to review your 2017 plans and options. November 1st to December 1st is the time frame for a January 1st effective date.

Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Coming Up

Written on September 19, 2016.

It is that time of year again. Annual Enrollment Period for Medicare starts October 15th. Give me a call and we will review your plan and options.

Idaho Gives 2016

Written on May 5, 2016.

Idaho Gives 2016 today! For more information go to https://idahogives.razoo.com/giving_events/id16/home

Raising money for our community.

Life Insurance

Written on April 29, 2016.

Do you have life insurance? Have you reviewed your life insurance lately to see if it needs updated?

Annual Enrollment Period is over.

Written on February 29, 2016.

Now it is time to take a look at your other insurances. Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, or any other insurances you have been wanting to update or check into. Contact me to check it out.

You may qualify for a special enrollment period

Written on February 29, 2016.

If you aren’t sure of want to find out if you can get a special enrollment period, contact me to find out.

Annual Enrollment ends January 31, 2016

Written on December 11, 2015.

Do you have questions or want to see your options. Ask before January 31st.

Obamacare Annual Enrollment

Written on December 11, 2015.

Don’t miss your chance to get health insurance assistance for 2016.

Annual Enrollment Period

Written on October 2, 2015.

We are gearing up for Affordable Care Act annual enrollment. This is November 1st to January 31st. Don’t miss it this year. If you are renewing you only have until December 15th. We can start looking at your options in October and in November we can finalize your choices.Contact me now. It just keeps getting busier the later in the year we get.

Get Ready for Medicare Annual Enrollment

Written on September 15, 2015.

October 15^th to December 7th

2016 Affordable Care Act-What to expect

If you do not receive an APTC you can disregard all information related to APTC and DHW. If your plan is grandfathered you can renew your plan starting in November in addition to your regular annual renewal.

Open Enrollment for Renewals-November 1^st to December 15^th

Open Enrollment for New to Individual Insurance-November 1^st to January 31^st.

September-
- DHW (Department of Health and Welfare) will redetermine APTC for 2016
- You will receive notice from DHW if you must complete a manual reevaluation.
  - Please send in information to help the renewal process go smoother and avoid the need to correct errors later.
- Notices to contact DHW for further information will be sent to consumers that have failed to do so
October-
- Consumers receive DHW notices of APTC for 2016
- If you are losing APTC, Your Health Idaho will reach out to you
- October 1 Renewing consumers and new consumers can shop plans and pricing anonymously (without logging into your specific account) for 2016
November1-
- Open Enrollment begins (If you don’t know your login information call me)
- Login into your account to review your 2016 plans and options
  - If you don’t know your login information call me
- Make changes if you would like to do so
February 1^st–
- Consumers can enroll if qualifying event for Special Enrollment Period occurs.
- Contact me to see if you qualify or have questions
- Consumers can update incomes and information on existing plans