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Nga aputa o te kapinga hauora ohorere, 90-ra Medicaid, me nga piriti COBRA

He rereke nga nama ohorere i ia whenua. Ka whakamahia e tenei wharangi te 911, te nama mo te United States me Canada. He maha nga whenua e whakamahi ana i te 112, 999, tetahi atu nama ranei. Kimihia te nama mo to whenua.

Ko te mamae i tetahi ohotata hauora nui, te whakaurunga ki te hohipera, me te pokanga ohorere ranei i te waahi i waenga i nga mahere inihua hauora, i te kitenga ranei kua ngaro koe i to 60-ra Affordable Care Act (ACA) Waa Whakauru Motuhake (SEP) te wa kati, kua ngaro ranei to utu COBRA mo te kore utu, ka taea e koe te noho ki te tekau mano taara o nga pire hōhipera kore inihua. Ko te nuinga o nga turoro e kii ana ka pahemo te ra kati whakaurunga, ka tae mai ranei he urunga ruuma whawhati tata me te kore he kaari inihua kaha, karekau he huarahi ture ki te tiki mahere inihua hei utu mo nga tiaki hauora kua oti kee.

Ko te tikanga, ko te ture a te kawanatanga i te United States e hanga ana i roto e toru nga momo mahi whakaora hauora hou ** kua hangaia mo te whakakore i nga pire hauora kore inihua i roto i te waahi: (1) **Mandatory 90-Day Retroactive Medicaid Coverage (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(34) me te 42 C.F.R.id. kia tae atu nga tari ki te 3 marama maramataka katoa i mua i te marama ka tono koe me te utu mo nga pire hōhipera i puta i roto i te marama i heke ai to moni whiwhi; (2) Te Rautaki Piriti Retroactive COBRA 105-Ra (29 U.S.C. § 1165 me § 1162(2)(C)), e taea ai e koe te "maanu" mo te 60 ra ki te kowhiri i te COBRA me etahi atu 45 ra hei utu i te moni tuatahi i te wa e pupuri ana koe i te 100 o to mahi whakamuri i te ra; me te (3) Maakete ACA "Nga Tikanga Motuhake" Retroactive Retroactive Special Enrollment Appeals (45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(9)), e tuku ana i te kapinga whakamuri i te wa i mauria ai koe i te hohipera, i te ngoikoretanga, i te hapa o te kaituku mahi/inihua kua ngaro koe i to matapihi whakaurunga 60 ra.

Mahia tenei inaianei

  1. Kaua rawa e whakaroa te tiaki hauora whawhati tata no te mea kei roto koe i te waahi kapi: I raro i te ture a te federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd), ko nga tari whawhati tata o nga hohipera i uru ki te Hauora Hauora i te United States e kii ana i raro i te ture ki te whakarato i te tirotiro tirotiro hauora me te maimoatanga whakapumautanga katoa (tae atu ki te pokanga ohorere, te tiaki i te ICU, me te utu mo to tuunga ohotata, te tiaki ICU) me nga karaka rehita o te hohipera kaore e taea te whakaroa i te rongoa ki te patai mo te inihua, ki te tono moni putea ranei, ahakoa 1 kiromita (0.6 maero), 50 kiromita (31 maero) te tawhiti o te hohipera. Mena kei te mamae koe, i tetahi hoa aroha ranei kei te mamae o te uma, nga tohu whiu, te toto nui, te uaua ki te manawa, me etahi atu mate ohorere ranei, waea atu ki to nama whawhati tata (911 i te US me Kanata, 112 i te EU, 999 i te UK) tirohia to maatau tau ohorere whaiaronga tonu.
  2. ** Tonoa mo Medicaid i mua i te ra whakamutunga o te marama ki te maukati i te 3-Marama Retroactive Lookback (42 C.F.R. § 435.915):** Kaore i rite ki nga mahere ACA Marketplace (ka whai mana anake i te tuatahi o te marama e whai ake nei), Ko te whakaurunga Medicaid kei te tatauhia i runga i nga moni whiwhinga-a-tau-a-tau-a- Kapi**. Mena i mate koe i te hohipera ohorere kore inihua i te marama o Hurae ka ngaro to mahi, kua tata ki te kore utu ranei i te marama o Hurae, ko te tono mo Medicaid i mua atu ranei Oketopa 31 ka akiakihia te kaupapa Medicaid a te kawanatanga (i nga whenua kaore he waahanga whaiti Wāhanga 1115) ki te whakahoki mai i nga pire hauora o Hurae, Akuhata, Mahuru ki te 1 o Hurae.
  3. Whakamahia te Pooti COBRA 60-Ra + Matapihi Tuatahi Tuatahi 45-Ra ki te hipoki i tetahi ohorere i te wa o te whakawhiti mahi: Mena ka wehe koe i to mahi i roto i nga ra 60 kua hipa ka whai waahi koe i mua i te tiimata o te mahere hauora a to kaituku mahi hou (i mua ranei i te mana o to mahere ACA Marketplace), Kaua e utu mo te utu COBRA ki mua mena ka hiahia koe ki te tiaki hauora utu nui. I raro i te ERISA (29 U.S.C. § 1165), kei a koe 60 nga ra maramataka mai i te mutunga o te ra i mutu ai to kaunihera kaituku mahi, i te ra ranei i tukuna atu ai te Panui Pooti COBRA ki a koe ki te whiriwhiri COBRA, me etahi atu 45 ra maramataka i muri i te ra i kowhiria e koe COBRA ki te utu i nga utu whakamuri o to mahi, ka taea e koe te whakamarumarutanga o te utu whakamuri ki te **105 ra o to mahi morearea ki muri **105 ra mo to mahi. mate.
  4. Kaua rawa e tuku noa COBRA i waenganui o te tau ki te whakaaro ka taea e koe te huri ki te Mahere ACA Marketplace: Koinei te mahanga inihua hauora tino mate i te United States. I raro i 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(e), ka mutu moata to rohenga COBRA (me te tuku ranei i to COBRA kia whakakorea na te mea ka mutu to utu i te pire o ia marama) EHARA he Takahanga Ora Tohu a Kaore e whakaohooho i te 60-ra te Waa Whakauru Motuhake i te HealthCare.gov. Ina kowhiria e koe me te utu mo COBRA, kua kore koe e huri ki te Mahere ACA Marketplace kua utua kia tae ra ano ki te tau Wai Whakauru Tuwhera (Noema 1), mena ka pau katoa to wa COBRA 18-marama ka mutu ranei te utu putea COBRA kaituku mahi.
  5. Kia mohio ko te ngaro o te Kaimahi Moni COBRA ka puta he 60-ra ACA mo te whakaurunga motuhake: I te tukunga o te COBRA i waenganui-tau kaore e uru ki te SEP, ko nga ture a te kawanatanga (45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(15)) ka utua katoatia e to kaituku mahi (15)**). hei wāhanga o te mōkihi whakaweto, ko te paunga o taua kaituku mahi COBRA he Takahanga Ora Tohu e hoatu ana ki a koe 60 ra maramataka i mua atu i muri ranei i te ra whakamutunga o te tahua a te kaituku mahi ki te whakakore i te COBRA me te whakauru ki tetahi mahere ACA Marketplace kua utua.
  6. ** Tukuna he Piira "Nga Tikanga Motuhake" SEP i raro i te 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(9) ki te ngaro koe i to matapihi ACA 60-ra:** Ki te ngaro koe i to 60-ra Waa Whakauru Motuhake i muri i te ngaronga o te kapinga-mahi (tirohia to maatau ngaro o te aratohu inihua hauora) na te mea i mau koe i te hohipera, i te ngoikoretanga o te hauora, i pangia e tetahi aituā taiao FEMA, i tukuna ranei e to kaituku mahi, i te he ranei nga pepa i tukuna e to kaituku mahi, insurer ranei, waea atu ki te Marketplace Call Center (1-800-318-2596) tonu ki te tono i tetahi Waihanga Motuhake mo te whakaurunga motuhake me te ra whai hua o te Retroactive.

Rakau Whakatau: Te whakaora i te pire hauora karekau he inihua, he waahi kapi ranei

Whakamahia tenei tūtohi whakamatautau hei tautuhi ko tehea kupenga haumaru a-ture ka taea te whakakore i tetahi ohotata hauora kore inihua, te whakatuwhera ano ranei i te matapihi whakaurunga kati.

flowchart TD
    A["Ohotata Hauora Kore Inihua, I Ngaro ranei te Matapihi Whakauru Inihua Hauora"] --> B{"E hia nga ra mai i te mutunga o te kapi i runga i te mahi?"}
    B -->|"I roto i nga ra 60 o te ngaro o te kapi (me te whiwhi panui COBRA ranei)"| C["I Roto Matapihi 60-Ra Hohe: Whakatauritehia te Pooti Whakamuri COBRA ki te ACA SEP"]
    C -->|"Kua He Pire ER/Hospital Nui I Te Aputa"| D["Tohua Tonu COBRA (Whakahoki ki te Ra 1) + Whakamahia te Matapihi Utu Tuatahi 45-Ra"]
    C -->|"Kare ano he Pire Nui & Me Mahere Haere tonu"| E["Whakauruhia ki te Mahere Maakete ACA ma te 60-Ra SEP + Whakamahia COBRA hei Purua Ohotata 60-Ra Koreutu"]
    B -->|"60 Ra kua hipa, COBRA Kua Pahemo"| F{"Tirohia 4 Nga Raina Ora Whakamuri Ohotata"}
    F -->|"Whiwhi Marama Inaianei kei raro i te Tepe Medicaid State (hei tauira, 138% FPL / -$1,732/mo Kotahi)"| G["Tonoa mo Medicaid Inamata + Tonoa 90-Day Retroactive Coverage (42 C.F.R. 435.915)"]
    F -->|"Ka mutu te Moni Moni COBRA mo te Kaimahi"| H["Tonoa 60-Ra COBRA Moni Moni Whakamutunga SEP i raro i te 45 C.F.R. 155.420(d)(15) i runga HealthCare.gov"]
    F -->|"I ngaro 60-Ra SEP Na te Hapa Hohipera, Whakatupato, Hapa Kaimahi ranei"| I["Kōnae Tikanga Motuhake SEP Piira i raro i te 45 C.F.R. 155.420(d)(9) mo te Uwhi Whakamuri"]
    F -->|"Ko te COBRA kua ngaro i roto i nga ra 30 kua hipa mo te kore utu"| J["Whakaorangia te COBRA i roto i te 30-ra o te Waa Atawhai (29 U.S.C. 1162(2)(C)) ranei te Ture Popoto Iti"]

Rautaki 1: Te Piriti Retroactive COBRA 105-Ra (Me pehea te whiwhi whakamarumaru kore utu)

Ina wehe koe i tetahi mahi i te Maehe 31 me te inihua hauora a to kaituku mahi hou kaore e timata ki te 1 o Mei, ki te 1 o Hune ranei, ka pa ki a koe tetahi waahi whakamataku 30-ki-60-ra kaore he inihua. Ko te utu i te $900 ki te $2,400 ia marama ki mua mo COBRA (e utu ana i te 102% o te utu o te roopu roopu) hei kapi noa i te 45 ra i te wa e ora ana koe ka pau te moni mo te reti. Engari, whakamahia te COBRA Retroactive Bridge i raro i te ERISA §§ 602 me 605 (29 U.S.C. §§ 1162, 1165) me 26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B-6:

Me pehea te mahi a te karaka ture 60-Ra + 45-Ra

  1. Te Matapihi Pooti 60-Ra (29 U.S.C. § 1165(a)(1)): I muri i te mutunga o te kapinga o to roopu kaituku mahi, kei a koe te iti rawa o nga 60 ra maramataka mai i te muri o (a) te ra i mutu ai to kapinga hohe, (b) te ra i tukuna e te kaiwhakahaere mahere to puka mana COBRA Pooti Pootitanga, ki te haina me te panui Pootitanga**
  2. Kapi Whakamuri Hoki ki te Ra 1: Kaore i rite ki nga mahere hauora takitahi kei runga i te maakete, mena ka hainatia e koe to Puka Pooti COBRA i te Ra 59, me whakahau te ture a te kawanatanga ki te mahere ki te whakahoki ano i to inihua hauora ** hoki mai ano ki te Ra 1** (te meneti tika i mutu to kapinga mahi-mahi), me te kore mokowhiti i roto i te kapinga.
  3. Te Matapihi Utu Moni Tuatahi 45-Ra (29 U.S.C. § 1162(2)(C)): Kua rahuitia koe kia tukuna mai he moni me to Puka Pooti COBRA. I raro i te ture a te kawanatanga, ina tae koe ki te pooti, ​​me homai e te mahere 45 ra maramataka i muri i te ra o to pooti COBRA hei utu i nga utu whakamuri tuatahi.
  4. Me pehea te whakahaere i te "COBRA Float" ma te haumaru:
  5. Whakakiia to Puka Pooti COBRA i te Ra 1, hainatia, ka maka ki roto i te envelopu hiri kua tohua ki te kaiwhakahaere COBRA i runga i to tepu kihini (me waiho he kape ki to hoa rangatira, hoapaki ohorere ranei).
  6. Mena ka eke koe i roto i to waahi whakawhiti 30-ki-60-ra ki te mahere hauora a to kaituku mahi hou (me to mahere ACA Marketplace hou ranei) me te kore e whati he wheua, ka haere ranei ki te hohipera, me kaore koe e tuku reta i te puka COBRA, a ka utua e koe $0 mo nga ra 60 mo te whakamarumaru kino.
  7. Mena ka pangia koe e te mate appendicitis, te tukinga motoka ranei i te Ra 42 (he pire $18,000 ER) i a koe e utu ana i te moni COBRA \(1,400, me tuku e koe to Puka Pooti COBRA kua hainatia ma te Mēra Whaimana i mua i te Ra 60, utua nga marama e rua o nga utu COBRA whakamuri (\)2,800) i roto i te 45 ra, me utu te kamupene inihua $0, i roto i te 45 ra.

Rautaki 2: Mandatory 90-Day Retroactive Medicaid & Presumptive Hospital Eligibility

Ki te kore koe e inihua i te wa e pa mai ana he ohorere hauora, kaua e whakaaro he nui rawa te moni ka whiwhi koe mo Medicaid i runga i nga mea i riro ia koe i mua i te tau maramataka.

He aha te hunga utu nui kua ngaro i a raatau mahi ka uru ki te Medicaid tonu

I raro i te Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) ture tatau Medicaid (42 C.F.R. § 435.603(h)) a te Affordable Care Act's, i te wa e titiro ana nga moni awhi ACA Marketplace ki to matapae ** whiwhinga tau-tau-tau**, Ko te whakaurunga Medicaid ka whakatauhia e to moni whiwhinga utu o mua atu i te marama-marama ranei etahi painga kore taake). Ahakoa i whiwhi koe i te $85,000 i waenganui o Hanuere me Hurae, mena kua whakataka koe i te 31 o Hurae, a ko to moni whiwhinga ia marama i te marama o Akuhata he \(0 (kei raro ranei i te 138% o te Federal Poverty Level i roto i te 40+ Medicaid Expansion states, tata **\)1,732/marama mo te pakeke kotahi**, $3,588 ranei mo te whanau kotahi mo te wha o te marama), Medicaid i Akuhata.

Te Whakamana i te Ture Medicaid Retroactive 3-Marama (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(34))

I raro i te ture Medicaid a te kawanatanga (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(34) me 42 C.F.R. § 435.915), me tuku e nga tari Medicaid a te kawanatanga he awhina hauora mo te tiaki me nga ratonga ka tukuna i muri ranei i te marama tuatoru i mua i te marama e tono ai te tangata, mena ka tutuki nga tikanga e rua:

  1. I whiwhi koe i nga ratonga hauora i roto i tera marama o mua (pēnei i te haerenga ER, te noho hōhipera, te pokanga, te kawe waka tūroro, te whakahaunga ranei), ahakoa kua utua e koe te pire, kaore ranei; ME
  2. Kua tika koe mo Medicaid i te wa i tukuna ai nga ratonga mena kua tono koe i tera wa (te tikanga ko to moni whiwhinga ia marama i tera marama o mua kei roto i te rohe Medicaid, ka nui ake ranei o pire rongoa kino i to moni whiwhinga i raro i te kawanatanga Medically Needy Spend-Down / Share of Cost programme).

Mahinga Mahi i te Moenga o te Hohipera (Hospital Presumptive Eligibility, 42 C.F.R. § 435.1110): I a koe e uru tonu ana ki te hohipera, tono ki te korero ki te Medicaid Financial Counselor or Patient Advocate ** me te tono Hospital Presumptive Eligibility (HPE)-More (HPE)- and a Hospital Presumptive Eligibility (HPE)-More (HPE) and a ** Tāpiri). I raro i te 42 C.F.R. § 435.1110, ka taea e nga hohipera whai mana te tuku kapinga Medicaid i runga i te waahi i te ra kotahi i runga i to moni whiwhinga o naianei kia taea ai e koe te whakakii i nga whakahaunga i te wa e tukuna ana koe i te wa e tukatukahia ana to tono whakamuri mo te 90 ra.

Kaua rawa e tuku noa i te COBRA i waenganui o te tau me te kore he huihuinga ora

I raro i te 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(e), te whiriwhiri ki te whakamutu i te utu i to pire COBRA marama i mua i te paunga o to wa COBRA 18 marama EHARA he Takahanga Ora Tohu me KORE e whakatuwhera i te 60-ra Waa Whakauru Motuhake i te HealthCare.gov. Ki te kore e mutu te tahua moni COBRA a to kaituku mahi, ka heke to moni whiwhi ki te whakaurunga Medicaid, ka neke ranei koe ki tetahi waehere ZIP hou, ka whakahekehia nga rau COBRA i waenganui tau kua maukati koe i waho o nga mahere ACA Marketplace tae noa ki te 1 o Whiringa-a-rangi Tuwhera Whakaurunga.


Te whakataurite o nga piriti kapinga ohorere me nga ture whakamuri

Tikanga Kapi Whakahaere Ture Federal Ko wai ka whai tohu? Retroactive Reach (Ka kapi i nga pire o mua?) Nga wa matua me nga raru
90-Ra Retroactive Medicaid (MAGI, Whakapaa-Whakaitihia ranei mo te Maamaa) 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(34); 42 C.F.R. § 435.915 Ko nga tangata e marama-marama i te marama o te pire rongoa i tutuki ki nga rohe Medicaid (me tana pire rongoa ranei ka whakakore i nga moni taapiri i roto i nga whenua "Spend-Down") Ae, tae atu ki te 3 marama maramataka katoa i mua i te marama o te tono (hoki ki te ra tuatahi o te toru o nga marama o mua) Me tuku tono Medicaid i mua i te ra maramataka whakamutunga o te marama 3 i muri i te nohonga o te hohipera; tirohia mehemea kei a koe te waahanga 1115 te whakakore i te whakakore i te mahi whakamuri mo nga pakeke kaore i te hapu
COBRA Haere tonu te Piriti hipoki ERISA §§ 601 ki te 608 (29 U.S.C. §§ 1161 ki 1168); 26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B Ko nga kaimahi (me nga hoa wahine/te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana) kua ngaro te kapinga hauora roopu i tetahi kaituku mahi me 20+ kaimahi (2 ki te 19 kaimahi ranei i raro i te State "Mini-COBRA") Ae, 100% whakamuri ki te ra tonu i mutu ai to mahere kaituku mahi 60 ra ki te kowhiri i te COBRA + 45 ra i muri i te pooti hei utu i nga utu whakamuri tuatahi; 30-ra te wa atawhai mo nga utu o ia marama
Reurunga Motuhake Ngaronga-o-Kapi ACA Marketplace (SEP) 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(1) Ko te tangata ka ngaro i te iti rawa o te kapi (kua ngaro te mahi, kua koroheketia te mahere a te matua i te 26, kua ngaro te Medicaid/CHIP, te rohirohi COBRA ranei) Kao (Ka whai hua hei te tuatahi o te marama e whai ake nei mena ka pootihia i mua i te ngaronga, te tuatahi ranei o te marama i muri mai o te kowhiringa) 60 ra i mua, 60 ra ranei i muri mai te ngaronga o te kapinga (kua roa ki te 90 ra i nga whenua e tango ana i te matapihi mate-o-Medicaid/CHIP. Ko te whakaheke i te COBRA i runga i te hiahia kaore e tika
Ka paunga o te Kaimahi COBRA Subsidy SEP 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(15) Ko nga kaimahi i utua e te kaituku mahi o mua te katoa, tetahi waahanga ranei o a ratou utu COBRA i raro i te kirimana whakamutua, ka mutu taua putea a te kaituku mahi Kao (Ka whai hua i te tuatahi o te marama i muri i te mutunga o te tahua moni mena kua tohua i mua) 60 ra i mua atu ranei 60 ra i muri mai te ra whakamutunga o te takoha COBRA a te kaituku mahi; ka taea te huri mai i te COBRA kore utu ki te mahere ACA tautoko i waenganui tau
ACA "Nga Tikanga Motuhake" Retroactive SEP 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(9) & § 155.420(b)(2)(iii) Ko nga kaihoko i ngaro i a raatau 60-ra SEP na te kaha o te ngoikoretanga o te hauora/hohipera, te aitua taiao FEMA, te he o te kaituku mahi/mahere/Marketplace. Ae, whakamuri hoki ki te ra o te kapinga ka ka whai mana mena karekau he ahuatanga rerekee, he hapa ranei Karanga 1-800-318-2596 ki te tono i tetahi Ahuatanga Motuhake SEP ka piki ki te Marketplace Appeals Center i roto i nga ra 90 mena ka whakakahoretia

Te whakaora i tetahi kaupapa here COBRA kua ngaro: Ko te 30-ra te wa aroha me te ture "Poro iti"

Mena ka tukuna atu e to kaiwhakahaere COBRA he panui whakamutu e kii ana kua whakakorehia to kapinga COBRA na te mea he tomuri te utu utu mo ia marama, he poto ranei mo etahi taara, tirohia enei parepare ture e toru i naianei tonu:

  1. Te 30-Day Marama Tohu Tohu Marama (29 U.S.C. § 1162(2)(C) me te 26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B-8, U&A-5): Mo ia utu COBRA ia marama i muri i to utunga 45-ra tuatahi, ka whakahauhia e te ture a-ture mo te iti rawa o nga ra **30-maramataka. Ahakoa e kii ana to pire COBRA "Ka tika i te tuatahi o te Marama," ko te utu kua tohua (ka tukuna ma te hikohiko ranei) i mua atu ranei i te 30 o nga ra i muri i te ra tika e tika ana i te wa tika, a me whakahoki ano e te Kaiinihua te kapinga ki te tuatahi o te marama.
  2. Ko te Ture "Poto iti" a IRS (26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B-8, Q&A-5(d)): He maha nga wa ka whakakorehia e nga kaiwhakahaere COBRA nga kaupapa here ina huri te pikinga reiti a-tau i to moni marama mai i te $812 ki te $845 ka tukuna e to utu-aunoa te $812. I raro i te Ture Putea § 54.4980B-8, Q&A-5(d), ki te utu koe i te moni COBRA i te wa e poto ana e te "te moni iti", kua tautuhia e te whanga haumaru a te tari hei iti ake i te $50, 10 paiheneti ranei o te utu e hiahiatia ana, karekau te mahere ki te whakakore i to COBR** i te tuatahi ka tukuna he panui ki a koe. taapiri 30 ra maramataka mai i taua panui ki te utu i te rerekee ngaro.
  3. ** Panui Pooti COBRA he hapa, ngaro ranei (ERISA § 502©(1), 29 U.S.C. § 1132©(1)):** I raro i te 29 U.S.C. § 1166, ko to kaituku mahi me te kaiwhakahaere mahere he wa kati ture (te tikanga tae atu ki te 44 nga ra kua honoa) ki te mērahia to Panui Pooti COBRA ki to wahitau kua mohiotia (tae atu ki nga panui whakawhirinaki motuhake mena ka hiahiatia). Ki te kore ratou e tuku mēra i te Panui Pooti COBRA i te wa tika, kaore to karaka pooti e 60 ra i timata ki te whakahaere i te ture**, a ka whiua e te Kaiwhakahaere Mahere ki runga ki te $110+ ia ra me te taunahatanga mo o kereme hauora hurahia.

Tārua-whakapiri tauira: Retroactive Coverage Tono & COBRA / SEP Piira

Whakamahia te Wāhanga 1 ki te tono i te ACA Exceptional Circumstances Retroactive SEP, Wāhanga 2 ki te tono mo 90-Day Retroactive Medicaid, Wāhanga 3 rānei hei whakataka i te COBRA Whakamutua.

SECTION 1: REQUEST FOR ACA MARKETPLACE "EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES" RETROACTIVE SEP
(PURSUANT TO 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(9), § 155.420(d)(4), AND § 155.420(b)(2)(iii))

Date: [Insert Date]
TO: Health Insurance Marketplace Appeals Center / State-Based Exchange Appeals Unit
    [Mail to: Health Insurance Marketplace, Attn: Appeals, 465 Industrial Blvd, London, KY 40750-0061]
RE: Marketplace Application ID: [Insert ID] | Applicant: [Your Full Name & DOB]

Dear Marketplace Eligibility & Appeals Specialist:

I hereby request an immediate Special Enrollment Period (SEP) with a RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE of [Insert Date Coverage Should Have Started] pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(9) (Exceptional Circumstances) and/or 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(4) (Misconduct or Error of Non-Exchange Entity / Employer / Issuer).

1. QUALIFYING LIFE EVENT & REASON FOR DELAY:
   My prior Minimum Minimum Coverage terminated on [Date]. I was prevented from completing my Marketplace plan selection within the standard 60-day window due to:
   [ ] Serious medical incapacitation / emergency hospitalization from [Date] to [Date] (hospital admission records attached).
   [ ] Failure of my former employer / health plan administrator to provide timely written notice of my coverage termination date or COBRA subsidy expiration until [Date] (late notice attached).
   [ ] A technical error / misrepresentation by the Marketplace, insurance carrier, or enrollment assister on [Date].

2. DEMAND FOR RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE:
   Pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 155.420(b)(2)(iii), I request that my Marketplace coverage be made retroactively effective to [Insert Date] upon my payment of the corresponding binder premiums so that emergency medical claims incurred during the involuntary gap are covered.

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SECTION 2: NOTICE TO COBRA ADMINISTRATOR OF UNLAWFUL TERMINATION / INSIGNIFICANT SHORTFALL

TO: [Name of COBRA Third-Party Administrator & Employer Plan Administrator]
RE: Participant: [Your Full Name] | COBRA Account No.: [Insert Number]

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that your purported termination of my COBRA continuation coverage effective [Date] violates ERISA §§ 602 and 605 (29 U.S.C. §§ 1162, 1165) and Treasury Regulation 26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B-8:
[ ] My premium payment was postmarked / transmitted on [Date], within the mandatory 45-day initial payment window or 30-day monthly grace period under 29 U.S.C. § 1162(2)(C) and 26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B-8, Q&A-5.
[ ] Any alleged underpayment of $[Amount] was less than the lesser of $50 or 10% of the required premium, triggering the mandatory 30-day written cure notice requirement under 26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B-8, Q&A-5(d). Enclosed is immediate payment of $[Amount].

Demand is hereby made for immediate reinstatement of my COBRA coverage with zero gap.

Sincerely,

____________________________________
[Your Signature, Printed Name, Address, Phone, and Email]

Te kapinga hauora ohorere o te ao me nga piriti utu whakahaunga

Mena ka ngaro koe i to mahere taapiri rongoa/hauora ki to waahi mahi, ka pa ranei koe ki tetahi pire hauora i te wa e whakawhiti ana koe i waho o te United States, whakahohehia enei kaupapa a-iwi i raro i te ture:

  • Kanata (Provincial Public Pharmacare & Trillium / Fair PharmaCare Income Assessment): Ahakoa kei te kapi katoa nga ratonga o te hohipera me nga taote i raro i te inihua hauora porowini (OHIP, MSP, AHCIP, RAMQ), ka ngaro to mahi ka whakakorea te **Mahere Hauora me te Whakanuia o to Kaimahi . Mena ka tupono koe ki nga rongoa motuhake utu nui (pēnei i te insulin, te koiora, te rongoa ngakau ranei), tono tonu mo te kaupapa rongoa mo te mate kino a te iwi i to kawanatanga, penei i te Ontario Trillium Drug Program (e kapo ana i to utu whakahaunga kei waho o te pute ki te 4% o to moni whiwhinga whare), BC Fair PharmaCare, roupepaage rai. Mahinga Tino:** Tonoa te hotaka mo tetahiromatawai Moni Moni / Arotake Taaketan na ktatauhia to tangohanga i runga i to whakaiti i muri i te mahi-menga moni, kaua ko te whakahoki taake o tera tau. Kia mahara ano kei a koe 60 ra mai i te ngaronga o to mahere roopu kaituku mahi ki te huri ki tetahi mahere hauora "FollowMe / Assured Access" me te karekau he tiwhikete hauora.
  • United Kingdom (NHS Low Income Scheme, HC1 Form & 3-Month Retroactive HC5 Refund): Ahakoa he kore utu te maimoatanga whawhati tata o te hōhipera NHS i te waahi e whakamahia ana mo nga kainoho o Ingarangi, ka ngaro to moni whiwhi ka kore e taea e koe te utu mo ** nga whakahaunga NHS ** (i Ingarangi), te maimoatanga niho, te tiaki kanohi ranei. Mena kare ano koe kia whiwhi i te Tiwhikete Universal, tuku mai he tono mo te kaupapa here moni whiwhi iti a NHS (Puka HC1) i runga ipurangi, ma te panui ranei kia whiwhi i tetahi HC2 Tiwhikete (100% utu whakahaunga me te tiaki niho) ranei HC3 Tiwhikete (awhina iti). Ture Whakahoki Whakahoki: Mena me utu koe mo te whakahaunga, tiaki niho whawhati tata ranei a te NHS i tenei ra i te wa e tatari ana kia whakamanahia to HC1 me to Whiwhinga Ao, patai ki te kai rongoa mo te Puka Rihiti NHS FP57 i te wa tika ka utua e koe (kaore e taea e koe te tiki FP57 a muri ake nei) ka tuku Puka Kereme Whakahoki HC5 kia riro mai i roto i te 3 marama ** te moni whakahoki moni.
  • Ahitereiria (Medicare Safety Net, Kaari Tiaki Hauora Whakawhiwhinga Iti me te Hauora Motuhake 60-Ra Whakatarewa): Ka mau tonu nga kainoho whai mana katoa ki te hohipera a-iwi me te urunga rongoa a te PBS na roto i te Medicare, ahakoa te ngaronga mahi. Mena ka tino heke to moni whiwhi i muri i te ngaronga o to mahi, tono ki Services Australia (Centrelink) mo te Kaari Tiaki Hauora Whakawhiwhinga Iti (kua whakatauhia i runga i te 8-wiki huri noa i te matapihi whiwhinga moni, ehara i te moni taake a-tau), e whakaheke ana i to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) whakahaunga utu tahi ki te reiti tukunga o te Haumarutanga (\(700) me te utu Haumaru Haumaru (\)70. (EMSN)** paepae. Mena kua kore e taea e koe te utu mo to Inihua Hauora Motuhake mo nga utu hōhipera (kei te pirangi ranei koe ki te karo i te utu utu mo te Medicare Levy me te Utapa mo te Ora mo te Ora), patai ki to kaiinihua hauora motuhake mo te Whakatarewatanga Kaupapa Here mo te Whakauaua Putea / Nga Mahi Karekau (ko te nuinga o nga moni ka whakaae kia whakatarewahia nga utu mo te 2 marama ki te 2 tau me te kore e ngaro to wa tatari mo te Uwhi Ora Ora ranei).

Pātai auau

If I already signed up and started paying for COBRA, is there any way to switch to a cheaper ACA Marketplace plan before November Open Enrollment?

Once your 60-day initial loss-of-coverage Special Enrollment Period (SEP) has expired and you are actively paying for COBRA, you cannot voluntarily stop paying your COBRA bill to trigger an ACA Marketplace SEP mid-year (45 C.F.R. § 155.420(e)). However, there are four legal ways out of COBRA mid-year: (1) your 18-month (or 36-month) full COBRA continuation period naturally runs out ("exhaustion of COBRA"); (2) your former employer was subsidizing part of your COBRA premium and that employer subsidy ends (45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(15)); (3) your current monthly income drops low enough to qualify you for free Medicaid (which you can enroll in 365 days a year, and once approved for Medicaid, you can cancel COBRA); or (4) you move to a new permanent residential ZIP code outside your COBRA plan's service area.

Can I elect COBRA for just one person in my family (such as my spouse who is pregnant or needs surgery) while putting everyone else on a cheaper ACA Marketplace plan?

Yes. Under federal COBRA regulations (26 C.F.R. § 54.4980B-6, Q&A-6), every "qualified beneficiary" in your household (you, your spouse, and each covered dependent child) has an independent legal right to elect or decline COBRA separately. If one family member is in the middle of cancer treatment or has already met their annual deductible on the employer's plan, that single family member can elect single-person COBRA coverage while the rest of the family uses their 60-day loss-of-coverage Special Enrollment Period to enroll in a low-cost subsidized ACA Marketplace plan or CHIP.

What happens if a hospital sends my uninsured ER bill to collections while my 90-Day Retroactive Medicaid application is still pending?

Notify the hospital's billing department and any third-party collection agency in writing immediately that a Retroactive Medicaid Application (and/or Hospital Financial Assistance Charity Care application under Internal Revenue Code § 501(r)) is pending for the dates of service. Under 42 C.F.R. § 447.15, once a patient's retroactive Medicaid eligibility is approved for those dates of service and you provide your Medicaid ID number to a participating hospital, the hospital must bill the state Medicaid agency (subject to state timely-filing exceptions for retroactive approvals) and is prohibited by federal law from balance-billing or collecting those covered charges from you.

Does buying a "Short-Term Limited-Duration Insurance (STLDI)" plan protect me during a gap, and does it give me an ACA Special Enrollment Period when it ends?

Exercise extreme caution with Short-Term Limited-Duration Insurance (STLDI) plans. First, federal HHS rules (updated in 2024 under 45 C.F.R. § 144.103) cap new STLDI policies at a maximum initial duration of 3 months (4 months total including renewals), and STLDI plans are exempt from the Affordable Care Act, meaning they routinely exclude pre-existing conditions, refuse to cover maternity or prescription drugs, and impose strict dollar caps. Second, because an STLDI policy is NOT "Minimum Minimum Coverage," when your short-term policy expires after 3 or 4 months, its expiration does NOT give you a 60-day Special Enrollment Period to buy a real ACA Marketplace plan, leaving you completely uninsured until November Open Enrollment.


Kua tirohia nga puna

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, United States): Mandatory 90-Day Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(34)) and Regulations (42 C.F.R. § 435.915) C.F.R. § 435.603), Hospital Presumptive Eligibility (42 C.F.R. § 435.1110), me te * Ture Tiaki Hauora ohorere me te Reipa (EMTALA, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd)*.
  • ** Pokapū mo nga Ratonga Hauora me te Medicaid (CMS / HealthCare.gov, United States):** Whakawhitinga ACA mo nga wa whakaurunga motuhake (45 C.F.R. § 155.420), Paetanga o nga takoha COBRA Kaimahi SEP (45 C.F.R. § 155.420)(d), *155.420(d)(d) 155.420(d)(d) Nga Ra Whai Mana (45 C.F.R. § 155.420(d)(9) me § 155.420(b)(2)(iii)), me te Ture Whakamutunga Inihua mo te wa poto, iti te roa (45 C.F.R. § 144.103).
  • U.S. Te Tari Reipa (EBSA) me te Ratonga Putea Roto (United States): Ture Whakakotahitia Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA, ERISA §§ 601 ki 608, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1161 ki 1168) me Treasury CBRA Regulation Continuation Coverage6.§R. 54.4980B-6 mo nga Wa Pooti me te § 54.4980B-8 mo nga Matapihi Utu 45-Ra/30-Ra me nga Popoto Iti).
  • Te Manatū Hauora o Ontario me te Manatū Hauora o BC (Kanata): Nga Aratohu Aromatawai Moni Moni Moni Trillium mo te Tau me Nga Ture Arotake Moni Moni Moni a BC Fair PharmaCare.
  • NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA, United Kingdom): NHS Low Income Scheme (HC1/HC2/HC3) and Retroactive Prescription/Dental Refund Ture (Puka FP57 me HC5).
  • Ratonga i Ahitereiria me te Kaitiaki Tiaki Inihua Hauora Motuhake (Ahitereiria): Kari Tiaki Hauora Moni iti mo te 8-wiki Whakamātautau Whiwhinga Putea, Kupenga Haumaru Hauora Hauora Whaiaro, me te Aratatohu Whakatarewa Whakatarewa i te Putea Inihua Hauora Motuhake.

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