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I was just wondering how many folks actually got this Audit of Dependent Eligibility letter?
It says that if I do not prove that I am married to my husband of 40 years that he and I will BOTH be de-enrolled from insurance coverage for a period of 12 months. I had to go to my bank safe deposit box and get a copy of my marriage license and give that to benefits.
If a person has other dependents such as children, birth certificates of all dependents would have to be provided.
I don't understand why this is necessary since my husband and I have BOTH gone through the Lab Q Clearance process since 1991 and many re-investigations and have never been asked to provide a copy of our marriage license.
Never in my 40 years of marriage and many loans and even a passport have I been asked to prove that I was married.
What about all of the retirees? I know my mother-in-law didn't have to prove she was married to her husband to collect his retirement after he passed away.
Also, what would happen to someone who was sent the letter but it never arrived at their home? Would their benefits be out off?
I suggest anyone who did get this letter, have Benefits provide them with proof that you actually gave it to them.
This just doesn't make sense.
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"Also, what would happen to someone who was sent the letter but it never arrived at their home? Would their benefits be cut off?"
Yes, they would. Welcome to the wonderful world of for-profit LLNS LLC.... their profits, not yours.
It was my understanding after calling benefits they have not audited anyone yet, it was just a heads-up that employees may be selected in the future to provide documentation. I highly doubt benefits would be cut off if someone didn't respond, give me a break.
Typically over 5% of dependents covered on medical plan are ineligible - which is no different than stealing from the employer. Would you rather the company expenses continue to rise and lead to layoffs, or allow the company to cut expenses without any impact to customers or legitimate insurance beneficiares AND save some jobs?
The Lab has made such checks relative to benefits in the past. I had to provide proof of my marriage in '98.
I received a letter demanding to provide a birth certificate for my child, even though I make 24 garnished child support payments a year.
If I can't find our marriage certificate and my benefits are stopped, does that mean I am no longer married? If so, 12 months of losing benefits is cheaper than a divorce.
Three people in my group have received the letter to provide proof.
I was asked for proof many years ago. It's just a random sampling. It's a headache, but I agree with the comment that it's better to remove those who are stealing and raising costs for the rest of us who are following the rules. Providing proof is a small price to pay and it's not just a LLNS thing (there are many other real issue to blame them for).
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