The No. 1 thing employers are doing wrong about open enrollment is a lack of preparation,” said Kim Buckey, vice president of compliance communications at Birmingham, Ala.-based DirectPath, an employee engagement and health care compliance firm. “Every year there are some employers for whom open enrollment starts on Oct. 15, and they’re making their last benefit decision on Oct. 1—and wondering why they can’t get their materials out to employees on time.”

 

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