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To COBRA or not to COBRA. by Katie C. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 20 Apr 2009 11:36pm The more I watch my friends and loved ones get laid off, the more I pay attention to—and worry about—the stipulations behind COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act). Here’s a lovely rule: companies with fewer than 20 workers get quite the squeeze as a majority of the 65 percent COBRA subsidy is either not available to them Read on »

COBRA Subsidy Expires by JLevy Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 Jun 2010 6:58pm The federal COBRA subsidy has ended as of June 1, 2010 for many who started receiving it when it was first made available back in March ‘09. According to the article “COBRA Subsidy Expiration” found on insurance newsnet.com, research shows closely priced alternatives to the COBRA subsidy will be available. The parent company Read on »

COBRA Alternatives by JLevy Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:08pm As you know, COBRA coverage allows individuals and families the right to continue their group health insurance coverage for up to 18 months if they lose their coverage due to being laid off for example. However, COBRA only protects people who work in companies with over 20 employees and if the organization is still in business. In addition, health Read on »

Obama open to requiring health camryn. » Cheaper than COBRA … by Dr. Syed L. Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Mon 22 Jun 2009 11:12am Stiles Jewett, a plastic surgeon and medical director of the Kaiser Permanente Cosmetic Center in Portland. With his retirement looming, the physicians and staff at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara and Mountain View took up a collection and raised … Wallace, medical director for health and phoebe management programs at health care provider Kaiser Permanente Read on »

COBRA Subsidy Not Dead Yet? by Jennifer Jaff Patient Expert

Posted Fri 11 Jun 2010 9:22am According to Kaiser Health News , Senate Democrats continue to push for an extension of the COBRA subsidy retroactive to June 1. Kaiser cites the Wall Street Journal , which indeed reports that the COBRA subsidy is still in play -- but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats who support an extension of the COBRA subsidy Read on »

Dealing with Cobra by Carrie Ostrea Posted Fri 05 Mar 2010 9:00pm We finally got our Cobra information last Friday in the mail. Our insurance lapsed on March 1st since my husband was let go from his job. As soon as we got the info, we... be disrupted because our insurance is showing ‘inactive.” I explained to them that we elected the Cobra and that we were waiting on them to reinstate the insurance, which we read Read on »

Did you work for a Company that went bankrupt? You may not have any insurance, including Cobra coverage by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sat 06 Dec 2008 5:35pm on Wall Street was caught in the same predicament, no Cobra, and yet the employee was told they would have Cobra coverage. So if one is unlucky enough to be caught up... medical care while they believed their insurance would still cover the costs. In Ashland, Ohio, a pregnant employee had labor induced before her due date. Another worker bought Read on »

CMS 10 Day Hold Again for Medicare Claims – Waiting Until Congress Returns to Deal with Pay Cuts for Doctors and COBRA Sub by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 01 Jun 2010 2:14pm to health care providers informing them that the agency has instructed Medicare contractors to delay processing medical claims for 10 business days, CQ Today reports. CMS contractors Read on »

Unions Push for COBRA Subsidy by Jennifer Jaff Patient Expert

Posted Tue 15 Jun 2010 5:44am As reported here , unions are pressing for extension of unemployment and the COBRA subsidy. Perhaps there's still hope? Jennifer Read on »

Unermployment but NO COBRA by Jennifer Jaff Patient Expert

Posted Tue 20 Jul 2010 2:38am The Senate will pass the extension of unemployment benefits today, but without the COBRA subsidy. Read here . Jennifer Read on »

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