Many business schools expect open-enrollment courses--ready-made exec-ed classes offered throughout the year--to be hurt by the downturn.
Many open-enrollment courses are now designed specifically to respond to current economic circumstances and evolving business models.
Thursday is the start of the annual six-week open-enrollment period, when Medicare patients can join or switch drug plans for 2008.
She had received a letter during the fall open-enrollment season informing her that her Medicare Advantage Plan would no longer be offered as of Jan. 1, 2011.
A.s and diminished corporate interest in open-enrollment programs for executives, can ill afford to lose money from custom executive-education programs, which can bring in tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
The survey comes at the peak of so-called open enrollment season, which generally runs through mid-November, when companies disclose to workers their benefit options for the following year.
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Ask too, if the state is holding a child-only open enrollment period.
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The new FAQ document notes that insurance companies may establish an open enrollment period for children with pre-existing conditions and makes clear that the Administration will not hesitate to issue regulations if insurance companies unfairly limit access to insurance for children who need it most.
This monthly enrollment feature is in contrast to the other types of pre-tax benefits, like health care flexible spending accounts, which limit your ability to sign-up to just once a year during open enrollment period or when you experience a qualifying life event, such as the birth of a child.
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Three-quarters of Americans admit to making mistakes during open enrollment, according to a 2011 Aflac WorkForces Report.
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Like employer-provided health care plans, Part D holds an open enrollment session Nov. 15 to Dec. 31 each year, during which program participants can choose to change their coverage options.
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