Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Enrollment Options Following the Termination of a Plan or Plan OptionKatherine Archuleta
The three levels of enrollment areself only, which provides benefits only to the enrollee;self plus one, which provides benefits to the enrollee and one eligible family member; andself and family, providing benefits to the enrollee and all eligible family members. These enrollment levels may be c...
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The act established the general parameters for the program, including eligibility and enrollment procedures; the types of benefits that may be provided; the level of the government's share of premiums; and the role of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).27 Eligible participants specified in...
By definition, a state-based marketplace (SBM) refers to a marketplace where the state government regulates its health plan and the platform for enrollment and eligibility. These types of health insurance marketplace assume responsibility for consumer assistance, marketing, and outreach...
Forhealth benefits, enrollment continues for no more than 365 days in a nonpay status. The nonpay status may be continuous or broken by periods of less than four consecutive months in a pay status. The government contribution continues while employees are in a nonpay status. The government al...
A federal program CO help people with preexisting conditions obtain health insurance has lagged in terms of the government's projected enrollment, which may be partly because it has largely gone unnoticed as one of the benefits of the health reform law. The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan ...
"I have been a FED Benefits Center client for nearly seven years. My enrollment specialist, David treats me as if I am his ONLY client. Rather than sell me unnecessary insurance coverage, they ask probing questions designed to get to the heart of what is actually needed. ...
its status with respect to complying with federal health insurance requirements, and the history of its status. The report also includes information about whether and how the arrangements are subject to state regulatory authority. Where available, estimates of enrollment in an arrangement are provided....
The Alliance of Community Health Plans has proposed a number of recommendations to improve the Federal Employees Health Benefits program’s plan comparison tool to boost quality and enrollment.