Foundation Communities' Kori Hattemer speaks during a press conference announcing open enrollment on Oct. 26Affordable Care Acthave already helped more than 1,000 Travis County residents sign up for plans. This is the 10th year they've helped Travis County residents sign up through the marketplace – a remarkable anniversary given the lengths to which Republican elected officials and the conservative legal movement went to gut the Affordable Care Act in the years after its passage.
The White House and top congressional Democrats pushed to significantly expand Medicaid coverage and lower the cost of insurance premiums through last year'ssigned earlier this year did extend financial help to people purchasing marketplace plans that was first made available in the. That's one positive change.
The open enrollment period ends Jan. 15, but people must sign up for a plan by Dec. 15 in order for coverage to start on the first of the year; otherwise it starts Feb. 1. This is your last chance to get covered for 2023 unless you experience a life-altering event such as a job change, a baby, or a divorce.