On Friday, August 27 all employees received an e-mail regarding a special enrollment to be held from September 1 – 30, which will allow un-enrolled dependent children under the age of 26 to be brought on their parent’s health plan. The dependent’s marital or student status is irrelevant for this special enrollment.
Under the Affordable Care Act of March 23, 2010, all un-enrolled dependents under the age of 26 would have become eligible to enroll in our health coverage effective July 1, 2011. However, Wellmark has made the decision to require all of its employer groups to have a special enrollment period from September 1 - 30, 2010 and allow employees to bring on eligible dependents at that time. If the employee is bringing on a dependent under the age of 26, they may also bring other family members on the plan at the same time.
If this is of interest to you, please be sure to read the e-mail that was sent to all employees from the Communications Department on August 27 with the subject IMPORTANT: Special Open Enrollment for Health Insurance for Dependent Children. If you have questions, contact Kathy Martin, Benefits Specialist at kmartin@aea11.k12.ia.us or ext. 14385.
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