SEP Missed, Exception Granted or Not?

[plannerman]

Met with a couple who lost group coverage June 1 yesterday. They wanted mapd but of course the SEP period had expired. The only advice I had was to call Medicare and plead their case. Have any of you ever heard of an exception being granted? I assume I am out of the picture either way but thought I would ask for future reference.

 

[kennethbroyles]

Met with a couple who lost group coverage June 1 yesterday. They wanted mapd but of course the SEP period had expired. The only advice I had was to call Medicare and plead their case. Have any of you ever heard of an exception being granted? I assume I am out of the picture either way but thought I would ask for future reference.

From AHIP....Ends 2 months after the month the employer or union-sponsored coverage ends.
What month did coverage end?
I would still help them call Medicare and ask for exception for some reason. Not being advised correctly by the employee plan. Or some agent told them.....etc.

 

[vic120]

Looks like the cov ending end of may 31st its past due. There are times medicare would grant an exception but I doubt they would in this case, usually due to misinfo but unless they didn't know they lost cov, and even then it would be a shot in the dark.

why did they wait?

 

[plannerman]

Looks like the cov ending end of may 31st its past due. There are times medicare would grant an exception but I doubt they would in this case, usually due to misinfo but unless they didn't know they lost cov, and even then it would be a shot in the dark. why did they wait?

The usual...just did not think it was important at the time.