Last Chance for Marketplace Health Insurance Open Enrollment Ends January 16, 2024

Honolulu, HI – The Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i encourages uninsured Hawai‘i residents who do not qualify for Medicaid to enroll in federal marketplace insurance by January 16, 2023 at 11:59 P.M. With staff ready to help consumers enroll into health insurance, the Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i wants to remind consumers 5 things:

1. Final Deadline (January 16, 2023 at 11:59 P.M.): Marketplace Open Enrollment ends on January 16, 2023 at 11:59 P.M. After January 16, consumers need to qualify for a Special Enrollment Period to enroll in a 2024 Marketplace plan. Triggers for a special enrollment period include loss of healthcare insurance, change in household composition, marriage, birth of a baby, or loss of income.

2. Affordable Coverage: Through the Inflation Reduction Act, more people qualify for financial help with health insurance costs. 4 out of 5 customers can find a plan for $10/month or less after subsidies.

3. Quality Plans: Marketplace plans cover 10 essential health benefits, including doctor visits, emergency care, behavioral health care, preventative care, hospital care, and prescription drugs.

4. Enrollment: Consumers can visit healthcare.gov or call 1-800-318-2596 to enroll into Marketplace health insurance.

5. Need More Help? The Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i is ready to help consumers with enrollment. Call 808-536-4302, option 2.

Established in 1950 with 10 offices statewide, the Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i is a non-profit, public interest law firm dedicated to increasing access to justice for the state’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. 

This project is supported by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $294,882 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.