Open Enrollment Deadlines for 2027 by State

See specific deadlines for January 1, February 1, and March 1 coverage effective dates below. These dates are subject to change as some states extend or adjust their Open Enrollment periods.

Health Insurance Open Enrollment only comes once a year, and missing a key date could mean waiting months for coverage to begin. Not only that, but many states have specific cutoffs within the period that change when your effective date of coverage begins. The effective date of any policy is dependent on when your health insurance application is sent to the carrier.

Here’s a list of Open Enrollment deadlines for every state as well as specific cutoff dates that determine when your coverage actually starts.

State 
Open Enrollment Deadlines 
Coverage Effective Dates 

Alabama

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Alaska

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Arizona

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Arkansas

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

California

December 31st January 1 2027
January 31st February 1 2027

Colorado

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Connecticut

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Delaware

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

District of Columbia 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027
January 31st March 1 2027

Florida

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Georgia

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Hawaii

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Idaho

December 15th January 1 2027

Illinois

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Indiana

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Iowa

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Kansas

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Kentucky

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Louisiana

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Maine

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Maryland 

December 31st January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Massachusetts

December 23rd January 1 2027
January 23rd February 1 2027

Michigan

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Minnesota

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Mississippi

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Missouri

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Montana

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Nebraska

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Nevada

December 31st January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

New Hampshire

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

New Jersey 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 31st February 1 2027

New Mexico 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

New York 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

North Carolina 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

North Dakota 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Ohio

December 15th February 1 2027
January 15th January 1 2027

Oklahoma

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Oregon

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Pennsylvania

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Rhode Island 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 31st February 1 2027

South Carolina 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

South Dakota 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Tennessee

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Texas

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Utah

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Vermont

December 15th January 1 2027
January 28th February 1 2027

Virginia

December 15th January 1 2027
January 29th February 1 2027

Washington

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

West Virginia 

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Wisconsin

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

Wyoming

December 15th January 1 2027
January 15th February 1 2027

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