Nine out of 10 Nevadans who enroll in health plans through Nevada Health Link receive some amount of subsidy, with almost half paying $100 or less per month. (Photo: Digiman Studio for NevadaHealthLink)
Open enrollment has begun for Nevada Health Link , the state-operated health insurance marketplace set up through the Affordable Care Act. The upcoming coverage year marks the first year where access is available to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients.
Nevada Health Link’s open enrollment period, which began Friday, runs through 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 15.
After that deadline, Nevadans will only be able to sign up for insurance through the marketplace if they experience a qualifying life event, such as losing their employer-based insurance or Medicaid, getting married or divorced, or having a baby.
“My message to any Nevadan who is uninsured and on the fence about getting enrolled is: Put your health first,” Nevada Health Link Navigator Program Manager Rosa Alejandra said Friday at a press conference at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in downtown Las Vegas. “Don’t risk your health or pockets by going inuinsured.”