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Phase 3: Waves 2 & 3: working-age adults · Step 3.1

Enroll adults 45–54 (Year 2) and 35–44 (Year 3)

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Spouses enroll by their own age (a 50-year-old with a 30-year-old spouse: one in UHP, one in the employer plan until Year 4).

Who does it
UHA
When
Each wave
Trade-off

Enrolling spouses by their own age is simple but splits couples between systems for up to two years.

Part of: Enroll adults 45–54 (Year 2) and 35–44 (Year 3)

About 85 million working-age adults move from employer, Marketplace, Medicaid, or no coverage into UHP. Employer plans shrink to covering only workers under 35 and their spouses.

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