Our employee and the spouse are on the spouse’s health plan.
We, as the employer, have an open enrollment period for July 1 start date, and the spouse’s employer has an open enrollment period for a January 1 start date. Our open enrollment period is over, but the spouse’s open enrollment period is now open. Can the spouse drop all enrollments during their open enrollment, and can the family now jump onto our plan?
In this Comply on the Fly episode, host Karen Breitnauer answers a client question about open vs. special enrollment periods. She covers how involuntary and voluntary loss of coverage impact eligibility under special enrollment differently. Tune in gain a better understanding of this complex coverage situation.
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