Covered California is not extending its deadline past March 31, 2014 for applying for a health plan

(This information pertains to Individual and Family health plans. Please ignore this email if you are on an Employer group plan, on Medicare or otherwise covered.)

Covered California is not extending its deadline past March 31, 2014 for applying for a health plan
Despite what you may have heard in the news about deadline extensions, these do not apply to California. There is no extension in California.
Based on our experience with past deadlines, Covered CA and possibly the insurance company websites may crash or be inaccessible on the last days. I highly urge you to apply before the end of Friday March 28th. If you miss the 3/31 deadline, you will have to wait until the end of the year to apply, and probably pay a penalty.
However, if you start an online application by 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2014, you will have until 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2014, to complete this application and to select a plan. To start an application, you must take at least the following steps:
• Create an online account.
• Fill out all required information on the “Apply for Benefits” page and click “Continue.” The page contains two required fields (see application screen images online at http://news.coveredca.com/p/blog-page_26.html).
• After clicking on “Continue,” you will be taken to the “Consent for Verification” page, where you need to click on “Save& Exit” or “Continue.”
• You must return to your online account no later than April 15 to complete the application and select a plan.
You also must make your first premium payment to the health insurance company by the due date in order to avoid the tax penalty.
How To Apply Online:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hqbjyqdxcecrs1j/How%20to%20Apply%20to%20CovCA%20or%20Outside2.docx

Paper applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2014, to meet the open-enrollment deadline for 2014 Covered California plans.
Paper Covered CA Application: https://www.dropbox.com/s/olamsrnb43cv2xl/Fillable%20CovCA%20Application%20P%20Lee%20Agent.pdf
The mailing address for Covered CA is:
Covered California
P.O. Box 989725
West Sacramento, CA 95798-9725
We offer one stop shopping and can help you with all of these plans. Please call us at 925-284-2000 if you encounter any problems in this application process. We are prepared to help you.

Thank you for reading.
Phil Lee
www.health-insurance.com
925-284-2000

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