Covered California extends special enrollment period again, now open through August 31

MENDOCINO Co., 8/14/20 — The special enrollment period for Covered California, the state’s Obamacare exchange, has been extended again through August 31 in response to the many hardships caused by the COVID pandemic. If you are uninsured and eligible, you can sign up at CoveredCA.com, where you can also see if you are eligible for Medi-Cal. 

The special enrollment period began at the beginning of the pandemic on March 20 so that increasing numbers of uninsured people in need of healthcare could get coverage during the Coronavirus pandemic. It was originally set to end on June 30, but was extended once to July 31 and now again through the end of August.