Health Care Coverage for the Early Childhood Workforce

It is important to ensure that every early childhood educator has access to affordable health care coverage, particularly those who are on the front lines serving children, families, and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we know that the early childhood workforce is two times less likely to have health care coverage or to receive employer-sponsored health care coverage than the general population.

The Marketplace Open Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov runs from November 1, 2021 to January 15, 2022. Consumers who enroll by December 15 can get coverage that starts January 1.

This year, a new law (American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides greatly improved financial assistance, which can significantly lower people’s premiums.

• 4 out of 5 people will be able to find plans for $10/month or less after newly expanded financial assistance.
• With the new law, millions more people qualify for tax incentives that lower their premiums.
  
  

What Do Early Childhood Educators Need to Know About the Marketplace?

There is also more help available this year from Marketplace certified assisters and navigators.

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