Security Health Plan sees burst in last-minute Health Insurance Marketplace applications
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MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., received more than 1,000 new members on the final day of open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace and applications continue to arrive.
The Health Insurance Marketplace’s first enrollment officially ended March 31. Fearing there could be many last-minute applications that could overwhelm the system that day, the federal government announced it would honor applications completed by April 15 if applicants made an attempt to enroll. The federal website did have problems that day.
“We received about 500 enrollments totaling around 1,000 members on the last day,” said Marty Anderson, director of Marketing-Consumer Products. “It’s not easing up much, either. Since then we’ve received 500 applications from the Health Insurance Marketplace even though open enrollment was technically closed.”
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created a special enrollment period for consumers who were “in line” but did not complete the enrollment process in time. Provided they meet CMS criteria, complete applications and make their first premium payment by April 15, these “in-line” applicants will have coverage effective May 1.
Since enrollment began last October, about 27,000 Wisconsinites have purchased Security Health Plan coverage that complies with the Affordable Care Act, Anderson said.
For more information or to enroll, call 1-855-862-6859 or visit Security Health Plan’s Marshfield and Wausau offices.
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About Security Health Plan
Security Health Plan is a not-for-profit health maintenance organization, a member of the Marshfield Clinic Health System, now serving more than 225,000 residents in 40 counties of Wisconsin. Accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Security Health Plan insures employees of large and small businesses, individuals and families, and administers self-funded employer health plans.
