Title: Health Insurance for Newborn Babies - eHealth Insurance
Headings: Health Insurance for Newborn Babies
Individual and Family
Health Insurance for Newborn Babies
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Content: If you need to find a plan for your newborn, eHealth’s services are free to consumers and we offer dedicated support teams to help you manage your plan throughout the year. We offer 24/7 support and the ability to purchase plans through a phone call, live chat, or our website for your convenience. Click this link to find plans in your state. Does my individual or family plan automatically cover my new baby? After your baby is born, your child is covered for the first 30 days of life as an extension of you, the mother, under your policy and deductible. Starting on day 31, this extension of coverages ends. While maternity care (both pre and postnatal) and some health care services for children are essential benefits that are covered by all marketplace plans, health insurance for babies is not included as an essential benefit. To get health insurance at this time, you must enroll in or change your health insurance plan. Having a child is a qualifying life event that triggers a special enrollment period. During the special enrollment period, you can enroll in a plan or change your current plan without waiting for the open enrollment period to begin.