You may still be able to get coverage.
If you have experienced a qualifying life event, you can newly enroll in a health plan outside of the open-enrollment period. If you are currently enrolled and experience a qualifying life event, you can change your coverage or choose a new plan. This special enrollment period lasts 60 days after the qualifying life event occurs. When enrolling for coverage, you will need to provide the qualifying life event and the date of the event.
Note: If 60 days pass and you do not sign up for health coverage, you will have to wait until the next open enrollment period.
Covered California has announced a new, short-term qualifying life event (QLE) that will allow eligible individuals to enroll through a SEP from February 18 through June 30, 2020. This SEP allows individuals who just learned about the new state subsidy or penalty to enroll in coverage.
State subsidy is only available when you enroll through Covered California. To avoid the tax penalty you can enroll through Covered California or direct with WHA. If you are enrolling direct with WHA, please use the "other" option and type in, "Tax Penalty" or "COVID-19" when asked about your qualifying event.
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If you would like to learn more about Western Health Advantage, call us at 888.563.2250 or complete the form to have additional information emailed to you.
As a provider-sponsored health plan, we support the doctor-patient relationship and offer access to quality doctors and hospitals. Our Advantage Referral program allows members to access most specialist physicians within WHA’s network, not just within their medical group.
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We support medical innovation and promote whole-person health to suit the various needs of the communities we serve. We provide our members with access to a wealth of preventive health information and resources from 24/7 nurse advice to travel assistance services.
