A one-time-only six month period when you can buy any Medigap policy you want that is sold in your State. It starts in the first month that you are covered under Medicare Part B and you are age 65 or older. During this period, you can?t be denied coverage or charged more due to past or present health problems.
the period when an employee may change health plans; usually occurs once per year.
A time during which subscribers in certain health programs have an opportunity to re-enroll, select an alternate insurance plan, or choose a new primary physician.
A time in November and December when employees may enroll in or change their enrollment in many of Rensselaer benefit plans. During the annual Open Enrollment period, representatives from any of the plan administrators visit campus to explain their programs and answer employees’ questions. Specific dates for Open Enrollment are announced each year by the Treasurer’s Office.
a period of time during which an employee covered under a health plan can choose to be covered under another group health plan or to add or eliminate coverage as needed
A period when new beneficiaries may elect to enroll in a policy of insurance regardless of health.
A time during which members in a health benefit program have an opportunity to re-enroll or select an alternate health plan being offered to them, usually without evidence of insurability or waiting periods.
The period of time stipulated in a group contract in which eligibles of the group can choose a health plan alternative for the coming benefit year. There is an open enrollment period as defined in the Federal HMO Regulations requiring HMOs who meet certain criteria to conduct annual open enrollments for periods of not less than 30 days (refer to 110.107 of the Federal HMO Regulations). This federally required open enrollment of individuals should not be confused with enrollment of individuals many HMOs pursue as a normal part of their marketing strategies.
The period of time each year, typically one full month, where participants in a group health insurance plan can begin or make changes in their coverage or switch among alternative plan providers (e.g., HMOs).
The time of year when health plan participants enroll or re-enroll in benefits being offered, usually without evidence of insurability or waiting periods.
A specified time during which a health plan must accept all who apply, and members are allowed to change plans without restriction; it is a method to ensure that plans do not exclusively select enrollees who are good risks.
A period of time, usually occurring annually, specified in a group health care contract or by law, during which enrollees of health care plans can change from one plan to another.
A period of time determined by the Board when you can enroll or change health plans, or add eligible family members who are not currently enrolled in the CalPERS Health Program.
Open enrollment starts the first month you are at least 65 and enrolled in Medicare Part B, and ends six months later . During those six months, you have the right to buy the Medigap policy of your choice regardless of your health status. Until a few years ago, disabled Medicare members were not eligible for Medigap open enrollment when they turned 65. As of November 1994, however, all insurance companies must accept a disabled Medicare recipient regardless of health status for six months after they turn 65.
A certain period of time when you can join a Medicare health plan. During that time, the plan must allow all eligible individuals to join.
A period during which subscribers in a health benefit program have an opportunity to select among health plans being offered to them, usually without evidence of insurability or waiting periods.
A period during which members can elect to come under an alternate plan, usually without providing evidence of insurability.
In contributory group insurance plans, a short time span during which eligible people who did not choose to join the group insurance plan at the first opportunity are permitted to join by presenting only an application and without providing evidence of insurability. See also eligibility period.
A six-month period when you can buy any Medigap policy that is available in your area. Your Open Enrollment Period begins when you sign up for Medicare Part B and you are age 65 or older; or during the first six months after you turn 65, whichever comes first.
The annual time period when an individual may add or change coverage in an employer-provided or association-affiliated insurance plan. Changes during most of these annual periods will require medical underwriting to add benefits not elected during the initial enrollment period. The federal government calls this period "open season", and other insurers may use different terms.
The period during which you may elect to enroll in, or transfer between, available programs providing health care coverage, without evidence of insurability or waiting periods. Under an open enrollment requirement, a plan must accept all who apply during a specific period each year.