Biden Administration creates new COVID-19 open enrollment period Times West Virginian (Fairmont) Feb. 17—CHARLESTON — West Virginia residents who have lost their health insurance coverage due to a COVID-related job loss have until May 15 to sign up during a special enrollment period made available by the Biden administration. Enrollment began Feb. 15 and allows residents to log on to HealthCare.gov to purchase health insurance for 2021 under the Affordable Care Act. Jeremy Smith, program director for WV Navigator, a nonprofit enrollment assistance group, says getting help signing up is important, as many people are overwhelmed by the options or may not realize how to shop for affordable health coverage. He said "more than 19,000 West Virginians enrolled in a health insurance plan during open enrollment but we know there are thousands of families out there that still need coverage."