Individual Short Term Medical Application Change and Rate Increase

Individual Short Term Major Medical (STMM) Application has been revised to accommodate a rate increase that will be effective June 1, 2016. Other minor updates to the applications are also included and described in the bulletin.

  • The online version of the web application as well as the ability to do an online quote for STMM will be temporarily removed from capbluecross.com beginning on May 1st 2016 and will be available again on June 1, 2016.
  • From May 1, 2016 through May 31, 2016 only paper applications will be able to be submitted for Short Term Major Medical coverage. 

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Individual Special Enrollment Period Documentation

Beginning in May of 2016, an individual applicant will be required to submit documentation to validate his/her Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for each Off Marketplace enrollment.

  • Capital has compiled a list of required documentation accepted for the SEP which is based on the applicant’s eligibility reason
  • This documentation will be required beginning with submissions on or after 5/1/2016 for all individuals enrolling outside of annual open enrollment.
  • The Federally-Facilitated Marketplace is in the process of finalizing its process for validating On Marketplace enrollment for SEP.

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