City of Berwyn issued the following announcement on Dec. 12.
The Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) encourages consumers to purchase a plan before the December 15th deadline to Enroll in a Health Insurance Plan Before Pending Deadline
Tomorrow is the last day to enroll in a plan on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace during Open Enrollment.
IDOI encourages consumers to purchase a plan before the December 15th deadline to have health coverage beginning January 2021. There are 179 plans available from eight insurance carriers, and in most counties, consumers have more than one carrier to choose from.
Consumers can visit www.getcoveredillinois.gov and click on the Shop/Enroll button to take a short survey to see if they may qualify for financial help, or even Medicaid.
After December 15th, consumers must have a qualifying life event to purchase insurance coverage on the marketplace. Qualifying life events include losing job-based health coverage, getting married, or becoming a new parent.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Berwyn