Open enrollment period

{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-002412",
  "term": "Open enrollment period",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A specific, limited time frame each year during which individuals can enroll in a new health insurance plan or change their existing coverage without needing a special qualifying life event. This period applies to employer-sponsored group plans and individual plans sold on government-run marketplaces. For plans under the Affordable Care Act in the United States, this period is fixed annually, for example from November 1 to January 15.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/open-enrollment-period/"
}