By avoiding certain open enrollment blunders, online health insurance provider eHealthInsurance says consumers may prevent themselves from going uninsured or getting stuck with a health insurance plan that is not the best match for their needs.

Open enrollment is the time when businesses ask employees to make health insurance choices and other benefit selections for the coming year. Open enrollment can occur at different times for different businesses, but many are offering open enrollment for the 2012 benefit year between October and December 2011.

Here are four costly mistakes to avoid during open enrollment > 

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