Health insurance enrollment continues

YOUNGSTOWN — Midnight today was the deadline to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace for coverage to begin Jan. 1.

What you may not know is open enrollment continues in January and February for coverage that begins at later dates.

For those who enroll by Jan. 15, coverage begins Feb. 1. Coverage for people who sign up by Feb. 15 begins March 1.

After that, people will not be able to sign up for health insurance through Ohio’s Health Insurance Marketplace until the next open enrollment in fall 2015, said Kathleen Falk, Health and Human Services Region 5 director.

Falk was among the federal, state and local officials at a news conference earlier today at the Youngstown Health Department who touted the Health Insurance Marketplace and encouraged people who need insurance to enroll.

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