Different enrollment web sites serve different purposes
Health insurance enrollment for 2018 opened on November 1
, 2017. In previous years it was possible to enroll for multiple types of insurance on one web site portal that connected different types of insurance. This year, however, insurance companies have taken steps to separate their products. Freedom Benefits recommends that shoppers deliberately separate their online shopping rather than use a combined product portal in order to get the best service and range of product options. Using two different enrollment web services maximizes the different capabilities of each type of insurance. This is a potentially confusing issue that may come up in this year’s health insurance enrollment.
Regular individual major medical insurance (also known as Obamacare) is offered through Healthcare.gov. This is the government-run health insurance web site. Coverage is available in all locations across the United States. Enrollment is only available online and not by telephone.
Supplemental insurance
, short term medical insurance, deductible supplement insurance and dental coverage are offered through commercial insurance exchanges like Smart Insurance Marketplace. Not all types of coverage are available in all areas. Enrollment and live support is available by phone but we recommend that you enroll online.
In the past Freedom Benefits pricing and enrollment support was offered together through one exchange portal service. While these older web sites do exist, we n longer endorse them. We do provide support to consumers with questions about any insurance enrollment decision, regardless of the point of enrollment.