How Quickly Can You Get Health Insurance? 
You can get health insurance quite fast - especially right now while the annual enrollment period is still open -LRB- it 's open til February 15 -RRB- . The application process only takes a few minutes and acceptance into a qualifying health plan is guaranteed with no medical underwriting - the underwriting and issuance of your health policy typically may take a week or two to get mailed out to you . When the coverage starts -LRB- the effective date -RRB- is a very important factor to keep in mind as that tells you when your coverage will actually be active . So even if you apply let 's say today -LRB- January 12 -RRB- , your effective date would n't be until February 1 . I hope the information helps . If you need help with your coverage , please feel free to send me an e-mail or call me via my profile page . Thanks very much . 