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Employee membership portability

When an employee leaves a participating business, they may personally assume payment for their own account and continue their membership. Their membership does not need to end solely because their employment changes.

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The direct answer

Group membership is designed so a departing employee may have the option to take responsibility for their own monthly contribution and keep their membership personally. This provides a different path than a benefit that is automatically tied to continued employment.

What employers should communicate

  • Explain that a departing employee should contact the HealthShare business team promptly to discuss their personal account and payment transition.
  • Do not promise a particular outcome; individual membership details and eligibility should be confirmed through the official process.
  • Include portability as part of the employee education conversation before enrollment.

Why portability can matter

For businesses, portability can reduce uncertainty around an employment change. For employees, it can offer a path to continue the membership personally rather than beginning a new process from the start.

Important: HealthShare is not insurance. Members share eligible medical expenses, and membership does not guarantee payment of medical expenses.

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