Uninsured Or Unemployed? You Might Be Missing Out On Free Health Insurance
Millions of people who need insurance are eligible for free health care plans. A special enrollment period is ending on Aug. 15. Here's how to sign up in time.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
Aug 03, 2021
4 minutes
If you are uninsured or you've been on unemployment benefits this year, new financial help — passed by Congress this year — means you might be eligible for free health insurance.
A special enrollment period put in place by the Biden administration ends on Aug. 15, so consumers will need to act fast to sign up for one of these plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
The health plans without monthly premiums come in several different flavors, some of which have been around for a while, and some of which are new.
There is Medicaid, which is the state-federal public plan for low-income people. And, on and there are free "" — the.
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