I got a letter today confirming my benefits enrollment at work. I intended to elect family coverage for medical and dental. Apparently either I made an error or there was some kind of system error because it shows dental only for me. It was a new website this year and maybe I just screwed up. I've always carried all the benefits and thought I elected the same as usual.I've got 2 kids getting braces next year and a spouse who needs dental surgery so this is a very $$$$$$ problem. I'm assuming my first step is calling the benefits center at work first thing Monday and begging them to help me fix it. Any other suggestions?
My dental coverage used to cost $800/year pre-tax and only covered $2,000, so if I had forgotten, it wouldn't have been the end of the world.