HHS Rolls Out New Special Enrollment Periods, Nixes Pregnancy SEP Trigger

Two new special enrollment periods on the federal exchange are set to begin April 28, extending coverage to those who become dependents through court orders and certain people in the Medicaid coverage gap. However, CMS says another SEP that would apply to those who loses a dependent -- or their own status due to divorce or death will not go into effect until 2017, and the agency last week shut the door on providing an SEP for women who become...