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U.S. Department of Labor (Cobra Update)

January 11, 2010 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
Filed under: AARA COBRA, HR 3930 COBRA Extension, US Dept of Labor 
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U.S. Department of Labor – Monday, January 11, 2010
The DOL released a COBRA Update for The COBRA Premium Reduction Extension Provisions.  New information on the COBRA page includes an updated fact sheet, FAQS for employees, and posters and fliers updated for the provisions extending the ARRA premium reduction in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, [...]

COBRA subsidy extension complicates benefits admin

January 5, 2010 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
Filed under: 65% Cobra Subsidy, H.R. 3326 
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January 4, 2010 |
Jerry Geisel
WASHINGTON—Eleventh-hour congressional action extending a COBRA premium subsidy law assures continuation of the subsidy for millions of laid-off workers and their families, but also more work for employers.
Ending weeks of uncertainty, Congress gave final approval and President Obama signed into law late last month a Department of Defense spending bill that [...]

COBRA extension’s a gift for the unemployed

January 5, 2010 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
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BY MICHELLE SINGLETARY | THE MIAMI HERALD

msingletary@MiamiHerald.com
Santa couldn’t have done better.
Millions of Americans got a great gift when Congress passed and President Obama signed a bill that included a provision to extend a subsidy helping those out of work continue their health insurance coverage.
Last February, Congress established the subsidy under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation [...]

COBRA Subsidy Extended 6 More Months

December 22, 2009 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
Filed under: 65% Cobra Subsidy, AARA COBRA, HR 3930 COBRA Extension 
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Posted on December 21, 2009 by basusacobram MyCOBRA.com
With less than two weeks left in the year, the U.S. Senate on Saturday passed legislation that extends until the end of February eligibility deadlines for some key unemployment benefits.
That’s especially important in Michigan, which continues to have the nation’s highest unemployment rate – 14.7% in November.
Attached to [...]

House Passes COBRA Subsidy Extension

December 18, 2009 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
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House Passes COBRA Subsidy Extension: Next, senate Needs to Act

Posted on December 17, 2009 by basusacobra, MyCOBRA.com
WASHINGTON-The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that would extend the federal subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums for employees who are involuntarily terminated.
Embedded in H.R. 3326, a measure appropriating funds for the Department of Defense, the [...]

COBRA Catch 22 for December layoffs

December 5, 2009 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
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December 3rd, 2009, 11:30 am · 12 Comments · posted by Mary Ann Milbourn

Workers laid off in December who are supposed to be eligible for the 65% COBRA health insurance subsidy may get caught by a technicality that will prevent them from getting it.
Under the stimulus bill, workers covered by an employer’s health insurance plan [...]

Agilent Technologies Send Out “Got Cobra Rate Shock”

November 22, 2009 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
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Some past Agilent Technologies employees are seeing red. One past employee said their premium was going up nearly double for 2010.
Folks are learning group insurance is not cheap. Families with three members or less pay the same as families with 4+ members.
Hello…they figured out they were paying for families with 3+ members, maternity [...]

COBRA Extension Bill Introduced

November 4, 2009 by Cobra Buster · Leave a Comment
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by basusacobra, MyCOBRA.com
Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA), a member of the House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, introduced  the Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act (H.R. 3930) on October 26, 2009. The measure would amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to extend the eligibility period and maximum [...]