Employee wants to voluntarily drop group health coverage mid plan year (remain an active employee) and enroll in Medicare. The employer allows for this as a Life Event for dropping coverage, but I don't believe this a COBRA event as it is a voluntary drop of coverage and not an actual COBRA event. This in turn will affect the employee's spouse/dependents. Because the CMS website is very generic in this response and my reference materials don't mention voluntary drop, I'm having difficulty in providing information that will satisfy the employee, client, etc. I did reference an old post on here regarding voluntary drop of coverage, but I need more. Any clarification or assistance is appreciated.
