US Medical Term · insurance
Qualifying Life Event
Evento de Vida Calificador
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Qualifying Life Event |
| Spanish (Español) | Evento de Vida Calificador |
| Chinese (中文) | 符合条件的生活事件 |
| Korean (한국어) | 자격 요건 생활 사건 |
| Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) | Sự kiện cuộc sống đủ điều kiện |
| Filipino (Tagalog) | Qualifying Life Event |
| Portuguese (Português) | Evento de Vida Qualificador |
| Thai (ภาษาไทย) | เหตุการณ์ชีวิตที่มีคุณสมบัติ |
| Japanese (日本語) | 適格生活イベント |
What it means
A qualifying life event is a change in circumstances that makes a person eligible for a Special Enrollment Period outside of open enrollment. Qualifying events include loss of health coverage (job loss, aging off a parent's plan at 26, loss of Medicaid eligibility), change in household (marriage, divorce, birth, adoption, death), change in residence to a new plan area, and certain other situations such as gaining citizenship or leaving incarceration. Each qualifying event has a specific enrollment window, typically 60 days.
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Last reviewed: September 2026