Avoid these 5 common open enrollment pitfalls

Whether you’re among the 53.5% of Americans who get their health insurance through work, the 20.1% enrolled in Medicare, or the 10.5% purchasing ACA coverage, mid-October or early November typically marks the start of the open enrollment period for next year’s insurance coverage. Life would be easier if your health insurance coverage stayed the same if you liked it or adapted to your life automatically if you didn’t. Unfortunately, we mere mortals have to make decisions about our upcoming hea...