You may be asked these optional questions about your life changes to see if you (and anyone else on your application) may be eligible for a Special Enrollment Period.

Change in Circumstances

In some states, Medicaid has been expanded to cover all adults below a certain income level. If your state has expanded Medicaid, you may now qualify for Medicaid coverage.

Automatically enrolled in coverage for next year?

If you got a message from the Marketplace saying that you were automatically enrolled in coverage, you’ll find your updated application in your Marketplace a...

Are you a U.S. citizen or U.S. national?

• U.S. citizen is someone who was born in the United States (including U.S. territories except for American Samoa) or who was born outside the U.S. and who:

If you get a notice from the Marketplace saying that you need to submit documents to confirm that you were denied coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the past 60 days, you can upload or mail the Marketplace documents at least one person who was denied. If more than one person on your application was recently denied coverage through Medicaid or CHIP, you only need to submit documents for one of these people.

You’ll be asked if you have health coverage through any of these sources:

Why do I need to verify my identity?

To protect your personal information, you have to take a few steps to verify your identity before you can create a Marketplace account and complete an applic...

FYI

To determine your eligibility for lower costs, we ask for two kinds of income:

Discover what expense items you can report on your Marketplace application. 

There are 2 ways to get dental coverage in the Marketplace:

1. Health plans that include dental coverage. Some Marketplace health plans include dental coverage. You can see which plans include dental coverage when you compare them. If a health plan includes dental, the premium covers both health and dental coverage.
2. Separate, stand-alone dental plans. If you want dental coverage that’s not included in your health plan, you can buy a stand-alone dental plan. You can see them when you shop for plans in the Marketplace. If you choose a separate dental plan, you’ll pay a separate, additional premium.

What is a dependent?

A dependent is a family member in the employee’s household who is eligible for coverage, like a spouse, child, or partner.