Open Enrollment has ended…now what??

Posted: April 9, 2014

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In order to make changes to your policy or to obtain new coverage you MUST qualify for a “special election period”.  Qualifying events that entitle you to a special election period are listed below.

*Birth/adoption

*Marriage

*Loss of employer sponsored health insurance

*Exhaustion of COBRA

*A dependent turning 26 and is currently covered under their parent’s plan

*Your current plan is up for renewal outside of open enrollment

*Change of income resulting in newly eligible/ineligible for a tax credit

*Loss of eligibility to Medicaid or CHIP

*Divorce/legal separation

*Death of the primary policyholder

*Gaining status as a citizen

*No longer incarcerated