open-enrollment

Sen. Claire McCaskill D-Mo. is mulling a plan to replace the legally controversial mandate with "an open-enrollment period for people who want to buy health insurance, and assess a penalty on anybody who tries to enter the insurance market after that window closes," TPM's Brian Beutler reports.

If not the insurance mandate, then what? Derek Thompson 2011

The logic of our little discounting game says you leave them uninsured to send the message that missing the open-enrollment period has serious consequences.

If not the insurance mandate, then what? Derek Thompson 2011

It's open-enrollment season, that time of year when most companies roll out changes to their benefit offerings.

Choosing the Right Health-Care Plan Anna Wilde Mathews 2011

Aetna currently has around one million Medicare Advantage and drug-plan beneficiaries, and will now be able to compete for new ones during Medicare's autumn open-enrollment period.

Aetna Says U.S. Regulators Lift Sanctions Blocking Medicare Sales Anna Wilde Mathews 2011

Medicare's open-enrollment period is over, but there are a handful of plans run by private insurers that you can still enroll in for 2012 coverage.

There's Time to Swap Plans Rachel Louise Ensign 2011

But if you don't sign up when the benefit is first offered or during open-enrollment periods, you will be putting yourself at risk if you get sick.

Is Disability Coverage a Buy? Karen Blumenthal 2011

The person at the other end of the 800 number told Mr. Todisco that during the open-enrollment period he had the right to double the level of his insurance benefits to $176,000 without submitting any statement about his current health, according to court documents.

When Benefits Bite Back Ellen E. Schultz 2011

As the end of open-enrollment season approaches, many Americans with workplace health insurance are facing the likelihood of bigger deductibles next year.

Managing a Deductible Anna Wilde Mathews 2011

But with employee costs rising and company open-enrollment season beginning, it's worth a closer look.

Is Disability Coverage a Buy? Karen Blumenthal 2011

The federal program's annual open-enrollment period kicks off Oct. 15 -- earlier than last year -- and the new offerings of Part D prescription-drug coverage and private insurers' Medicare Advantage plans already are posted on Medicare.gov and other sites.

Medicare Enrollment Anna Wilde Mathews 2011