How Long Does It Take To Get Health Insurance? 
How long does it take to get health insurance ? Well many plans offer coverage beginning on either the 15th or 1st of the next month depending on when you enroll . With the ACA in place now , you have to have a qualifying event to purchase health insurance outside the enrollment window Which begins in the fourth quarter of the year and ends shortly after the 1st quarter has begun . During that window you can apply and coverage usually will begin 1st of the year . 