NEWS
NEXT OPEN & ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS
The next open enrollment period for individual health insurance coverage will take place November 1st, 2025 through January 15th, 2026. The next annual enrollment period for Medicare Advantage Plans and stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans will take place October 15th through December 7th, 2025. These enrollment periods are your chance to enroll in coverage, change coverage, and/or review your premium to see if any cost reducing options are available to you.
Individual health insurance applications received outside of open enrollment will only be accepted if you experience a qualifying event. Qualifying events include the loss of other coverage (such as employer sponsored coverage) or involuntary loss of individual coverage (such as COBRA coverage running out).
Please note: Large and small employer groups are not tied to Open Enrollment and can be set up at any time throughout the year.
CHANGES COMING TO MEDICARE IN 2025
- Many Oregon counties will have fewer Medicare Advantage Plan options available to them in 2025. Those who live in Coos County, for example, will only have one Medicare Advantage plan option in 2025; down from seven in 2024.
- Moda Health and Summit Health will no longer offer Medicare Advantage plans in Oregon in 2025. Regence Blue Cross will no longer offer Medicare Advantage plans in Coos and Curry counties in 2025.
PAID LEAVE OREGON
Paid Leave Oregon went into effect in 2023. Most employers in Oregon, regardless of how many employees they have, are required to participate in the Paid Leave Oregon program unless they have an equivalent plan in place. For more information about employer and employee requirements, please visit https://paidleave.oregon.gov/.
