White House Says No Special Enrollment Period For Healthcare.gov

Eschewing calls from a wide-range of stakeholders and lawmakers, the White House on Tuesday (March 31) said the administration will not open a coronavirus-specific special enrollment period (SEP) for healthcare.gov. The administration did not explain the reasoning behind the decision, which was first reported by Politico, and it comes as millions of people have been laid off or otherwise lost their jobs in the midst of the pandemic. Most of the state-based exchanges have already set up COVID-specific SEPs...