Booksellers: Medicare Open Enrollment Is Less Than One Month Away

Medicare’s open enrollment period for 2021 will run from October 15 to December 7; booksellers should prepare by contacting ABA membership health insurance partner LIG Solutions for a no-obligation health insurance assessment.

During the Medicare open enrollment period, Medicare plan enrollees can make changes to their health insurance plan by switching, dropping, or adding coverage. Changes to coverage will become effective on January 1.

Most states’ open enrollment periods for under 65 Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage run from November 1 to December 15. For more information on open enrollment in general, including options outside of open enrollment, see this article on preparing for open enrollment this fall.

ABA’s partnership with LIG Solutions allows ABA members to gain access to LIG’s extensive knowledge of the health insurance market, which helps members navigate a wide array of insurance options, including ACA-compliant major medical, Medicare/supplements, short-term policies, vision, dental, critical care, and supplemental coverage, as well as small group/Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRAs) programs.

Find ABA’s LIG landing page, which has a dedicated phone number for members and a recorded webinar explaining the program under “For Booksellers” and “LIG Health Insurance” on Bookweb.org. (A BookWeb login is required to access the landing page.)

You can call or fill out the form on the landing page at any time to speak with an LIG representative about your specific health insurance options. These options are customized and flexible to your needs. Although options are limited outside of open enrollment, LIG Solutions can walk you through options to “bridge” coverage through the rest of the year.

For more information about the membership health insurance benefit, see FAQs about the LIG partnership. For questions not answered by this FAQ, contact ABA Director of Advocacy & Public Policy David Grogan.

Booksellers should communicate with their manager before purchasing a policy as the bookstore may be looking into offering employees a health coverage option as part of the ABA partnership with LIG Solutions.