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Fall is the season of crisp breezes, crunchy leaves underfoot – and for most employers, open enrollment for the next benefit year. As every HR manager knows, open enrollment is the one period each year when current employees can opt to add health insurance coverage.

Tips to prepare for 2009 open enrollment:

• Provide clear, attractive, portable written information on each insurance plan and benefit option offered. (more…)

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  Illinois Extends Dependent Coverage for Group Health Insurance

  September 22nd, 2008 Posted by Jolie

  A new state law that permits parents to keep sons and daughters (and other dependents) on their health insurance until age 26 will affect many Illinois employers. The law also permits parents to extend coverage for dependents who are veterans until age 30.

   

  This new law goes into effect on June 1, 2009. Families will have 90 days after their policy is renewed, to add the dependent to an existing policy. Each year thereafter, parents will be able to enroll dependents during the normal open enrollment period.

   

  Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich used his amendatory veto to interject the changes into a health care bill, House Bill 5285. The original bill allows (more…)

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