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Economy · Monday, November 2, 2026

HealthCare.gov opens signup for 2027 coverage

The File desk · Nov. 2, 2026, 6:37 a.m. ET

Confirmed1 primary sources

Status

Confirmed. A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fact sheet dated October 30, 2026, says the open-enrollment period for Healthcare.gov coverage in 2027 began on November 1, 2026, and runs through January 15, 2027.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted a fact sheet on October 30, 2026, saying the open-enrollment period for Healthcare.gov coverage in 2027 began on November 1 and runs through January 15, 2027. Open enrollment is the window when a person can sign up for a marketplace plan or switch plans.1
How we know

Notes

  1. 1.Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Plan Year 2027 Marketplace Plans and Prices Fact Sheet. The page's visible date is October 30, 2026. The page says: "The Open Enrollment Period to choose Healthcare.gov coverage for 2027 begins on November 1, 2026, and runs through January 15, 2027." https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/plan-year-2027-marketplace-plans-prices-fact-sheet-0

What is still unknown or disputed

  • The premiums. The fact sheet makes price claims this brief does not repeat. This desk did not open a plan-price table.
  • State marketplaces that do not use HealthCare.gov. The fact sheet is about HealthCare.gov.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Plan Year 2027 Marketplace Plans and Prices Fact Sheet

    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · October 30, 2026

    The fact sheet says Healthcare.gov open enrollment for 2027 coverage begins November 1, 2026, and runs through January 15, 2027.

    https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/plan-year-2027-marketplace-plans-prices-fact-sheet-0