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GIC Health Insurance - Cancel Coverage or Remove Dependents

GIC-eligible employees may cancel coverage under a GIC health insurance plan or remove a dependent from coverage:

  • During April open enrollment for a change effective the following July 1.
  • Within 60 days (and proof) of a qualifying event such as proof of coverage under another plan or a divorce decree stating that you are not required to provide coverage for your former spouse.

You can accomplish this in any of the three following ways:

  1. Via the MyGICLink Portal (selecting 'qualifying event' and following prompts from there), completing the enrollment process online, uploading supporting documentation.*
  2. By requesting a link to a "GIC Enrollment/Change Form 1" be e-mailed to you using MyGICLink docusign process (uploading supporting documentation*).
  3. Complete and submit a GIC Insurance Enrollment and Change Form (Form 1) with supporting documentation * at the UMass Human Resources Employee Service Center.

The GIC will determine the effective date of the change.

* supporting documentation includes proof of the date of the qualifying event, eg the date coverage under another health plan became effective.

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