Note that coverage under COBRA or a retiree health plan will not count as
current employer coverage for this exception.
Not exact matches
We pointed out this shortcoming of the ECEC in 2011, noting that «BLS data do not report on retiree health
coverage for private sector or state and local government employees as these plans are generally unfunded, meaning there are no
current employer contributions to measure.»
If you're employed somewhere that offers an HSA and you enroll in family
coverage there, you can begin contributing the family limit to that HSA, I believe you can transfer your
current individual HSA balance to the new
employer HSA, but you'd have to check with the HSA bank.
If you do not have insurance through your
employer and need to shop for individual
coverage, then calculate your
current monthly income as well as your projected annual income.
If you are currently covered under your parents or guardians» family healthcare plan, you can stay covered until you turn 26, even if you get married, are no longer living with or financially dependent on your parents, or if
coverage is offered by your
current or future
employer.
Therefore, if you were to leave your
current job, you are no longer part of the company's group plan and your former
employer isn't required to pay for your
coverage.
Armed with this more realistic number, you can now compare it against the amount of
coverage you have from your
employer's group plan or from your
current individual policy and decide whether you need to buy more.
If none of those apply to you and you're happy with your
current coverage, there's little reason to switch to your
employer's plan.
If you delay Medicare Part B enrollment because of
coverage under a
current employer (either your own or your spouse's), you can qualify for a Special Enrollment Period when this group
coverage ends and will not be subject to the penalty.
If you're going to delay enrollment in Part B, your creditable
coverage needs to be from a
current employer - sponsored plan (yours or your spouse's).
If your policy is not portable, you will lost your disability insurance
coverage when you leave your
current employer for another.
Finding out how long of an income benefit period you will be eligible under your
current employer based plan will help you determine how much supplemental disability insurance
coverage you need and for how long.
Critics of the
current policy argue that individuals without access to
employer ‐ sponsored insurance have to pay 30 ‐ 50 % more for their
coverage, resulting in more uninsured individuals.