Covered California Extends Special Enrollment Period Through End of August

Covered California, the statewide health insurance marketplace, has extended the deadline for signing up for coverage through the end of August, the agency announced Wednesday.

“Covered California is committed to helping people access the health care they need,” said Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California, in a statement. “As the battle against the pandemic continues, we want to give people every possible opportunity to get health care coverage, whether it is through Covered California or Medi-Cal.”

Earlier this year, the agency responded to the COVID-19 public health crisis by opening up a special enrollment period from March 20 through June 20, then extended it to July 31.

According to Covered California, 231,040 people have signed up through the exchange for health care coverage between March 20 and July 25 — more than double the number who signed up during the same time last year.

More information on how to sign up is available here.

— Monica Lam (@monicazlam)