Not exact matches
If the birth
occurs after the
Open Enrollment period ends (February 15th 2015), benefits are effective the day the baby was born by using an SEP (Special Enrollment Period) prov
period ends (February 15th 2015), benefits are effective the day the baby was born by using an SEP (Special
Enrollment Period) prov
Period) provision.
Although
Open Enrollment typically
occurs for less than two months (November and December), you can purchase coverage at any time of the year if you qualify for a «Special
Enrollment Period» (SEP).
In general,
open enrollment periods last only a few weeks or a month.The
open enrollment period typically
occurs sometime in the fall, but employers have flexibility in terms of scheduling
open enrollment.
Be aware that you may need to complete a paper application, as some carriers may not have the technological capabilities to allow for an online special
enrollment to
occur during the general
open enrollment period.
Once the 60 - day window ends, you no longer have an option to elect COBRA if you didn't already, and you no longer have an option to pick an individual market plan if you had opted initially for COBRA instead (you'd have a chance to switch to an individual market plan during the next
open enrollment period, which
occurs annually each fall, but the option to elect COBRA disappears altogether once the initial window ends).