General Information

What Individual & Family Health Plans are Available in Washington State and When Can I Purchase?

Are you shopping for health insurance? Whatever your need is, having a health insurance expert on your side to shop and explain everything to you is important and we are here to help you every step of the way. When you purchase directly from the Insurance Carrier, it doesn’t cost you anything more to use our services!

Important: The 2025 Open Enrollment period will begin November 1, 2024. In order to secure a January 1, 2025 effective date, you must submit your application no later than December 15, 2024.

What is the Tax Penalty if I don’t have health insurance?

Beginning in 2018 no further penalties will be assessed per federal law.

Special Enrollment Period (SEP)
If you have a qualifying event, you may get a special enrollment period (SEP) to buy an individual health plan. This means you can enroll in or change your health insurance plan outside the standard annual open enrollment period. Most special enrollment periods last 60 days from the date of the qualifying event (described below). If you don't qualify for a SEP, you'll need to wait until the next open enrollment period beginning November 1, of the following year.

Qualifying events for SEPs include, but aren't limited to:

Losing health coverage, including an employer plan or an individual policy
Losing Apple Health (Medicaid) because you no longer qualify
Giving birth to or adopting a child
Permanently moving to a new area where your current plan doesn't provide coverage
Employer not paying your COBRA premium on time
COBRA coverage period ending (usually 18 months) or reaching the lifetime limit
Your dependent turning age 26 and losing his or her coverage on your employer’s plan
Getting married or entering into a domestic partnership
Getting divorced or ending a domestic partnership
Your health plan no longer being offered for sale in Washington state

Note: You will NOT qualify for a SEP if you voluntarily cancel your individual health insurance or Cobra plan or your insurer cancels because you don't pay your premium even if we find you a lower cost plan. You will need to wait until the next annual open enrollment period.