open enrollment

Benefits selection period

Open enrollment is a designated period when people can sign up for or change their insurance coverage, typically health insurance through an employer or government marketplace.

Outside this window, enrollment usually requires a qualifying life event like marriage, birth, or job loss.

I need to update my benefits during open enrollment.

The term also applies to educational policies allowing students to attend schools outside their assigned district.

healthcare

premiums

Payments for insurance coverage

HMO · PPO · co-pay · marketplace · exchange · eligibility · insurer · network · providers · pharmacy

education

registration

Formal recording of participation

courses · university · college · financial aid · matriculation · credits · lottery · charter school · course catalog · academic year

timing

deadline

Time limit for completion

December · cutoff · registration · sign-up · effective date · coverage gap · waiting period

workplace

benefits

Gains or helpful effects

employee · employer · payroll deduction · 401k · FSA · life insurance · dental · vision · disability · beneficiary

Categories
Opposites
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waiting period

selection criteria

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Restricted enrollment process

invitation only · underwriting

temporal availability

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Ongoing application evaluation process

off-season

Family

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