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ACA Open Enrollment Tips for the Busy Executive

Posted by Yasmin Parsloe on Thursday Oct 9, 2014 1:46 pm

With horror stories from last year’s enrollment, the start of open enrollment on November 15th sounds especially daunting. For those of you who are busy working and don’t have time to waste working your way through the kinks in the healthcare.gov website – here are a few tips:

Calendar: The open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace begins November 15th, 2014 and ends February 15th, 2015.

Save Your Registration for a Weekday: If you plan to register online at www.healthcare.gov, beware that the website will not run at full capacity on the weekends. IT departments will be performing routine maintenance and upgrades to the site during this time. This will prevent you from creating accounts, upload documents or apply for coverage.

Call in for Help!: While the website is at high-use, you can call into a Marketplace call center any time, 24/7 at 1(800) 318-2596 or (TTY) 1(855) 889-4325. Beware though, the average call wait is 35 minutes.

Don’t Underestimate for a Lower Price: By missing a zero off of your income or slightly skewing your earnings, you may be setting yourself up for a shock come the 2016 tax season. Subsidies that help people buy coverage are tax credits for the upcoming 2015 tax year.

Avoid Stickershock:  Prepare for a hike in rates this year. Several carriers nationwide are reporting rate increased from 7.5% to 19%. Before switching your carrier, double check with your doctor to make sure your care won’t change.

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