{"id":8710,"date":"2018-03-16T14:55:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T18:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=8710"},"modified":"2018-03-16T15:10:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T19:10:30","slug":"6-topics-to-consider-outside-open-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2018\/03\/6-topics-to-consider-outside-open-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Topics to Consider Outside Open Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Whether you are enrolled in Medicare, Health Insurance, or are uninsured, there are some concepts, rules and\u00a0requirements to consider outside the Annual Enrollment Periods.\u00a0\u00a0Here is a list\u00a0of a few basics to consider about insurance despite currently being outside the heavily publicized Open Enrollment Periods.<\/p>\n

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  1. 1095 Tax Forms<\/strong>– As most are filing taxes this time of year, don\u2019t forget the IRS may require you to show proof of health insurance. The 1095 tax forms serve as proof of health insurance coverage.\u00a0 These 1095 forms<\/a> can be provided by the Health Insurance Marketplace or by a private insurance carrier, depending on how you are enrolled.\u00a0 We recommend consulting a Certified Public Accountant for more information on about the need for these forms.<\/li>\n
  2. Short Term Health Insurance<\/strong>– If you are currently uninsured and have not recently experienced a Qualifying Event that would allow you to enroll in a qualified health insurance plan, a short term health plan may be an option. Short term plans<\/a> do not comply with the Affordable Care Act regulations which allows shoppers to enroll in these plan outside the Open Enrollment Period.\u00a0 You could qualify for coverage to begin as early as the next day.<\/li>\n
  3. Medicare Supplements \u201cBlue to Blue\u201d<\/strong>– If you are an existing Blue Cross of NC Medicare Supplement<\/a> member, you are currently able to make a change to your Medicare Supplement plan during the month of May to take effect on June 1st<\/sup>. See rates for alternative Medicare Supplement plans here<\/a>.\u00a0 The capability to change plans during this time frame\u00a0is through the Blue to Blue program.<\/li>\n
  4. Dental Insurance<\/strong>– Don\u2019t forget your smile! Dental insurance plans can be enrolled in anytime throughout the course of the year.\u00a0 These plans are not regulated like health insurance plans by separate enrollment periods.\u00a0 Learn More about BCBSNC Dental Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Qualifying Life Events<\/strong>– If you have experienced a Qualifying Life Event, this could allow you to make a change to your health plan or enroll in a new plan. Get a Blue Cross Quote<\/a> to see whether any of the Qualifying Events apply to you.<\/li>\n
  6. Report Income Changes to the Marketplace<\/strong>– If you are enrolled in a health insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace and you have experienced an income change, it\u2019s important to report this change to the Marketplace. Income changes can impact health insurance plan rates and coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at\u00a0www.nchealthplans.com\u00a0<\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Whether you are enrolled in Medicare, Health Insurance, or are uninsured, there are some concepts, rules and\u00a0requirements to consider outside the Annual Enrollment Periods.\u00a0\u00a0Here is a list\u00a0of a few basics to consider about insurance despite currently being outside the heavily publicized Open Enrollment Periods. 1095 Tax Forms– As most are filing taxes this time of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560,14,50,54,659,43],"tags":[812,1008,599],"class_list":["post-8710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-affordable-care-act-aca","category-bcbsnc-insurance","category-dental-blue","category-medicare-supplement-coverage","category-open-enrollment-2","category-temporary-health-insurance","tag-bcbsnc-insurance","tag-health-insurance-marketplace","tag-open-enrollment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8710"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8724,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8710\/revisions\/8724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}