Congratulations Tyson! So glad you've gotten into this trial and I really hope that it works for you.

Regarding the payment - with most group plans if you continue to pay the premium even after the cut-over you should be good. You will want to get your Dad to contact the current provider (Aenta) to see what it will cost for him to continue with them. You'll be high-risk and so it will cost you an arm & a leg to get covered now; he has the existing plan and is just looking to extend it outside of the group plan. It should not be too expensive for him to do that. I know that if I were to leave my current job all I have to do is keep paying my premiums to keep my group plan.