If you need health insurance, now is the time to act.
Open enrollment, your annual opportunity to pick a health plan for next year, opened Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15 for the federal marketplace at HealthCare.gov and most state exchanges.
This 11-week period is the only time you can sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act unless you later have a qualifying life event, such as getting married or divorced.
Enrollment in the marketplace plans hit a record high last year of 14.5 million, a roughly 21% increase over the prior year, according to a report
