HealthPlansGuide

Reviewed 2026-05-03; sources retrieved 2026-05-02

HealthPlansGuide Editorial Team; Editorial review; freshness: monthly

2026 coverage transition deadlines source map

A methodology-first source map for common coverage transition deadlines.

Methodology

This report maps each transition to official source families and avoids definitive eligibility conclusions where official rules depend on individual circumstances.

Reuse

Cite this page with the reviewed date and link to the official source listed for each transition. When a user or editor reuses a deadline concept from this report, they should also carry forward the source family, retrieved date, and verification caveat rather than copying a bare date into another page.

Limits

The report is a source map, not a live eligibility database. It identifies which source family controls each planning question and leaves final timing verification to official sources.

Routing conflicts

When two official CMS pages disagree, the implementation records both source IDs and prefers the page with the newer reviewed date for that specific state. Oklahoma is the launch example: the older CMS marketplace-map page lists it with FFM states, while the CCIIO state-based exchange page lists it as SBE-FP effective May 1, 2026. The route keeps that caveat attached so editors can audit it without relying on memory.

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