HealthSource RI extending enrollment period to Feb. 23

HEALTHSOURCE RI SAID that as of Feb. 7, total enrollments number 28,787, with 8,547 new customers and 20,240 renewed customers.  / COURTESY HEALTHSOURCE RI
HEALTHSOURCE RI SAID that as of Feb. 7, total enrollments number 28,787, with 8,547 new customers and 20,240 renewed customers. / COURTESY HEALTHSOURCE RI

PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI is holding a special enrollment period through Feb. 23 for those who couldn’t enroll over the weekend due to inclement weather that forced the cancellation of two walk-in events in Providence and Warwick.
Open enrollment officially closed Sunday, but those who inform HealthSource RI officials that they couldn’t enroll over the weekend because of weather will be allowed to sign up for health insurance through Sunday.

The Providence contact center and walk-in at 70 Royal Little Drive and the walk-in center at 1923 Post Road, Warwick, are open until 9 p.m. Monday for residents interested in enrolling. The centers will be open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Saturday, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Those who are interested in enrolling in health insurance plans should bring with them: a valid form of identification, last year’s tax form/tax information and information about current income including four weeks of pay stubs, if available, as well as social security numbers, information about current health insurance and names of doctors they want to keep.
New and renewing customers also can compare, choose and pay for a plan at www.healthsourceri.com/ or call (855) 840-4774.
Rhode Islanders must enroll in a plan, and pay their first month’s premium by Feb. 23 to have coverage start March 1, or they risk paying a penalty to the federal government.
As of Feb. 7, 28,787 people enrolled in individual plans through HealthSource RI. The 2014 total for individual enrollments was 25,288.
On the small business side, small employer enrollment (paid and unpaid) totaled 458, representing 3,333 covered lives. Unlike the individual market, small business owners interested in purchasing coverage for their employees through the SHOP marketplace can enroll at any time, as SHOP enrollment occurs year-round.

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