I was also diagnosed with CMV retinitis, which hasa been inactive for several months. You need to look at the terms of your new employer's plan.
Most group plans offered by an employer have eligibility and preexisting condition clauses.
You need to look at the terms of the plan in order to determine what you need to do. Most employer's plans, if you are in the eligible class of employees and have satisfied the waiting period, will let you into the plan without evidence of insurability if you enroll within 30 days of first becoming eligible. Once again, read the enrolllment and new hire literature carefully to see what the terms are and how they apply to you. Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither The Body nor any sponsor is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.