After months of planning, promotion and outreach, Covered California successfully completed its first open enrollment period of the historic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—helping more than a million consumers gain health insurance coverage. Some people, however, may have had a change in life circumstances since open enrollment ended on Mach 31, and suddenly, they have a new need for coverage. If so, the door is not closed. They can still gain coverage through Covered California’s special-enrollment option. “We continue to remind people that we still are open for business,” said Covered California executive director Peter V. Lee in a recent post at CV Independent.
