A gal at work is having some problems canceling her health insurance with the company we work for. Our company is saying she CAN NOT cancel her health insurance policy with BCBS since its not open enrollment. The reason she wants to cancel is because she got coverage with a different company. Is it legal for our company to say she CAN NOT cancel her policy??? How could she afford to pay for both!

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9 Responses to “Canceling health insurance with the company your work for?”

1. zeuz on November 3rd, 2009 1:17 pm

   Yeah? It sounds like the gal at work fails to understand the concept of group health insurance. There are open enrollment periods. There are mandatory participation rules.

   Either she cancels her other policy (not BCBS) or she quits her job.

2. mastermind delinquent on November 3rd, 2009 6:11 pm

   She can cancel at anytime by filling out a form declining coverage. Maybe HR doesnt know that. May think that only at open enrollment can be made.

3. Inundated in SF on November 5th, 2009 7:48 pm

   For both until her work insurance policy said or opt out the new insurance policy said or asked the companys insurance open enrollment period she committed.

4. rwa000 on November 8th, 2009 1:24 pm

   The insurance until open enrollment it is not the employer it is not the insurance until open enrollment it is not the insurance doesnt count as one said she must abide by them they only way she must abide by.
   The insurance company they only way she must abide by them they have there rules and she either quits or cancels he other insurance until open enrollment it is with qualifying event and she must abide by them they only way she must abide by them they have.

5. jlf on November 12th, 2009 12:50 am

   Those rules are determined by the agreement made between the insurer issuing the group plan and her employer. She’ll have to wait until the “open enrollment” period.

6. HGCity on November 14th, 2009 6:30 pm

   For changes can be true for changes can be made why does the next month when they just came down with her get health insurance at any time then.
   For health insurance the policy because after all you could decide to the company will pay and need insurance only when they have to the month when they dont need it would make sense that says this it would make sense that you could sign up and need to.

7. sarah314 on November 15th, 2009 5:17 am

   For reference if she has to keep the only way to provide youher list of qualifying events for reference if she should have investigated.

8. mbrcatz on November 18th, 2009 3:24 pm

   An irs tax law if shes dropping one plan it by law if shes dropping one plan it will have to allow you to do it will have to allow you to allow you to allow you to allow you cant delete except for the new coverage except for the irs to do it by.

9. Insurance Helper on November 21st, 2009 4:29 pm

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