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Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and Covered California links and deadlines.
From former employees of HP and HPE.
Join the HPAA's Benefits Forum Covers topics such as COBRA and retiree health benefits, annual enrollment, and transition to Medicare.
(*Updated Sep 22, 2025) Question? Email us: info@hpalumni.org
If you decline HP/HPE medical coverage: Depending on your situation, you can lose the ability to re-enroll in HP/HPE coverage -- and your surviving dependents will not be eligible for HP/HPE coverage. Refer to your Enrollment Guide -- especially the last pages: https://www.hpalumni.org/EnrollmentGuides.htm
You have 31 days to change if you lose coverage from an employer or other plan -- or have a status change such as marriage, divorce, or transition to Medicare. This is not unique to HPInc/HPE. A fundamental principle of health insurance is that everyone continuously pays into the overall health insurance system pool when they are healthy. (For example, if you don't sign up for each of the various Medicare elements when first eligible, you pay a late enrollment penalty for years.)
If you have such a change, contact your HP or HPE Benefits Center ASAP -- or contact the insurance sales agency that you bought the plan from, such as Alight Retiree Health Solutions Alight Retiree Health Solutions contacts
Medicare
"You can only join, switch, or drop a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) ,
other Medicare health plan, or Medicare drug plan (Part D) at certain
times, called enrollment periods."
Official site:
https://www.medicare.gov/basics/get-started-with-medicare/get-more-coverage/joining-a-plan
Affordable Care Act
Official site:
https://www.healthcare.gov
Covered California (California's Medicaid program)
Official site:
https://www.coveredca.com
All States -- Medicaid
"The State Overviews provide resources that highlight the key
characteristics of states’ Medicaid and CHIP [Children's Health
Insurance] programs..."
https://www.medicaid.gov/state-overviews
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