While most plan sponsors understand that their plans must offer continuation coverage under COBRA for their medical benefits, many administrators find themselves on less solid ground when it comes to ...

Recent years have seen a barrage of class action lawsuits alleging that group health plan continuation coverage election notices, required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ...

Editor’s Note: ARRA 2009 provided a temporary premium subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage for certain unemployed workers. An insured or self-funded group health plan maintained by an employer to ...

Editor’s Note: See Q for a discussion of the special rules that were enacted in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A plan may require a qualified beneficiary to pay a premium for continuation ...

Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig Key Takeaways You can keep your health plan with COBRA if you lose your job, reduce work hours, or have certain life changes.COBRA only applies if your employer has at ...

You’re getting this notice because you recently gained coverage under a group health plan (the Plan). This notice has important information about your right to COBRA continuation coverage, which is a ...

They have 60 days after receiving the notice to elect COBRA. This election period does not extend the period of COBRA continuation coverage beyond the original maximum, which is 18 months from their ...

President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (HR 4691), hours after the Senate passed it by a 78–19 vote. The main purpose of the bill is to extend ...