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Open Enrollment: Overview and 2016 legislative update (archive)

This policy analysis provides an overview of open enrollment policies across the country, as well as a 2016 state-by-state legislative update.

A supporting 50-State Comparison dives into how every state approaches open enrollment policies.

Education Commission of the States President Jeremy Anderson highlights this issue in the short video below:

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