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Enrollment Scenario database

Enrollment Scenarios

Timing rules for every entry point — job loss, aging off a parent plan, moving, missing open enrollment — with the exact deadline mechanics for each.

Age out 1 Job loss 1 Medicaid loss 1 Missed OE 1 Move 1 New job 1
Enrollment Scenario

Lost job-based coverage: Enrollment Windows and Coverage Start Dates

Lost job-based coverage: window = same rules as aca special enrollment; coverage varies — day after election. Both doors compared.

Trigger event Lost job-based coverageWindow Same rules as ACA special enrollmentCoverage starts Varies — day after election
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