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<\/a>qualify for a special enrollment period due to a qualifying event.\u00a0 Some examples of these qualifying events<\/a> include:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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- Marriage, having a baby, adopting a child or placing a child for adoption or foster care, moving outside your insurer\u2019s coverage area, gaining citizenship, leaving incarceration.<\/li>\n
- Gaining status as member of an Indian tribe. Members of federally recognized Indian tribes can sign up for or change plans once per month throughout the year.<\/li>\n
- For people already enrolled in Marketplace coverage<\/a>: Having a change in income or household status that affects eligibility for premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions<\/li>\n
- \u00a0<\/span>Losing other health coverage<\/a>\u2014due to losing job-based coverage, divorce, the end of an individual policy plan year in 2014, COBRA expiration, aging off a parent\u2019s plan, losing eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP, and similar circumstances. Important: Voluntarily ending coverage doesn\u2019t qualify you for a special enrollment period. Neither does losing coverage that doesn\u2019t qualify as minimum essential coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our professional agents. Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC). <\/a>It would be our pleasure to help you navigate through the Health Care Reform<\/a> changes in accordance with the new regulations of Obama care<\/a>. Call us for details.<\/p>\n
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- \u00a0<\/span>Losing other health coverage<\/a>\u2014due to losing job-based coverage, divorce, the end of an individual policy plan year in 2014, COBRA expiration, aging off a parent\u2019s plan, losing eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP, and similar circumstances. Important: Voluntarily ending coverage doesn\u2019t qualify you for a special enrollment period. Neither does losing coverage that doesn\u2019t qualify as minimum essential coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n