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Get Informed About Key Dates

April 2013

April 15, 2013
Save your tax information. It will be used to determine whether you are eligible for funds to help pay for health insurance.

August 2013

August 1, 2013
Gather personal information like current insurance and expected insurance needs along with household income.

September 2013

September 1, 2013
Only one month to go before open enrollment to purchase health insurance on a health insurance exchange.

October 2013

October 1, 2013
Open enrollment through the health insurance exchanges begins and continues through March 31, 2014.

December 2013

December 15, 2013
Final day to purchase health care insurance coverage on a health insurance exchange that will be effective on January 1, 2014.

March 2014

March 31, 2014
Final day for open enrollment through the health insurance exchanges.

Do You Currently Have Health Insurance?

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Yes, my family or I buy directly from an insurance company.Watch Video