The open period for Iowans to enroll in a health insurance plan ends this Friday.

The Iowa Insurance Division encourages any Iowans interested in purchasing individual health insurance coverage to talk to a local licensed insurance agent or visit healthcare.gov. Affordable Care Act-compliant individual plans are only available through healthcare.gov or directly from Medica in 2018. The Iowa Insurance Division warns consumers about companies that may be offering health insurance policies that are fraudulently marketed or solicited by telemarketers as ACA-compliant plans. Iowans with information about fraudulent marketing or solicitation of policies that aren’t ACA-compliant are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division.