You may be asked if you want help paying for medical bills for the last 3 months. Medicaid may be able to help you pay for medical care from the last 3 months, even if you weren’t enrolled in Medicaid at the time you got medical care, if you would've been eligible at that time. Payment will depend on your family’s income and a few other factors at the time.

If someone on your application has medical bills and is eligible for Medicaid, the Medicaid agency will follow-up to ask more about their medical bills.

Each Marketplace application plan has a unique plan ID.

You’ll be asked if you’re a member of a federally recognized tribe. A federally recognized tribe is an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that’s acknowledged by the U.S. Department of the Interior as an Indian tribe.

American Indians and Alaska Natives may qualify for special benefits through the Marketplace. If you or anyone else on your application is American Indian or Alaska Native, select “Yes” when you’re asked this question.

A person may qualify to get more health services if he or she has special health care needs. If the person pays for care, he or she may also qualify to pay less. Special health care needs include if a person:

We ask for your race, ethnicity, and preferred language so we can make sure everyone gets the same access to health care. This information is confidential, and it won’t be used to help decide what health programs people are eligible for. Providing your race and ethnicity is optional, so you don’t need to answer these questions to complete your application.

On the “Application details” page, you’ll see a section called “Send confirmation for your Special Enrollment Period.” There may be more than one document request in this section if you reported a life change on your application but didn’t select a plan afterwards.

Select “Eligibility & appeals,” click the green “Continue to Enrollment” button, and then select the plan you want. If you do this, you’ll see only one request for documents on the “Application details” page when you return to your application.

You’ll be asked to enter the Social Security Numbers (SSNs) for the people on your application.

Enter each person’s 9-digit SSN. We verify the SSN with Social Security based on the consent you gave at the start of the application. Leave the field blank if a person doesn’t have an SSN. Don’t enter Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) or any other numbers here.

When you move to a new state, your coverage options will change. You may no longer be eligible for your current plan and new plans, prices, and savings may be available. It’s very important to report moves as soon as possible, so you don’t have a break in coverage and enroll in a plan you’re eligible for in your new state.

In some limited cases insurance companies sell private health plans outside Open Enrollment that count as qualifying health coverage.

• The Marketplace doesn’t list or offer these plans. The only way you can enroll in a health plan through the Marketplace outside Open Enrollment is if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
• You can find these plans through some insurance companies, agents, brokers, and online health insurance sellers. If you buy a plan outside the Marketplace any time, during Open Enrollment or not, you can’t get premium tax credits or other savings based on your income.
• Insurance companies can tell you if a particular plan counts as minimum essential coverage. Each plan’s Summary of Benefits and Coverage also includes this information.

Note: Most health plans sold outside Open Enrollment don’t count as qualifying health coverage.

The notes below can help you answer the following question on the Marketplace application.

• Note: If you haven’t applied for Medicaid or CHIP, don’t check the box.

Before you sign and submit your application for coverage, you’ll be asked to check that you agree or disagree with a few agreement statements (also called "attestations"). Depending on your application information, you may not see all of these attestations. If you disagree with any of the attestations, you may be asked to provide additional information.