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Oregon's new Explore Health marketplace is open for 2027 plans

If you buy your own health insurance, there's a new place to shop. The Oregon Health Authority's Explore Health officially launched Nov. 1 and replaces HealthCare.gov. Open Enrollment for 2027 coverage runs through Jan.

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Explore Health's help line and its legal roots

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for the Explore Health Consumer Assistance Center
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when the Legislature authorized the move through Senate Bill 972

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Daily Salemto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Oregon's new health insurance marketplace is open for 2027

Plus, ballots are due by 8 p.m. tonight and Salem lands a $4 million federal safety grant.

The TLDR

  1. Explore Health replaces HealthCare.gov for 2027 plans
  2. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. tonight
  3. Salem wins a $4 million federal safety grant
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