COBRA Election Period
Lifecare Hospitals v. Health Plus of Louisiana (2005) The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a health plan participant may elect to receive Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)...
View ArticleCOBRA Subsidy Ends
U.S. Congress failed to include an extension of the COBRA subsidy in the latest jobs bill. Employees who are terminated June 1, 2010 or later are not eligible for the 65% COBRA subsidy.
View ArticleCOBRA subsidy eligibility expires June 1, 2010
June 1, 2010 COBRA subsidy eligibility expired June 1, 2010. As of this date, employees who are involuntarily terminated June 1, 2010 or later are not eligible for the 15 month COBRA subsidy. Congress...
View ArticleNo COBRA subsidy extension on the horizon
It has been more than 10 weeks since COBRA subsidy eligibility expired. It does not appear that an extension to the 65% COBRA subsidy is likely. Employers should make sure they are sending a...
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COBRA Notice Generator coming soon
CobraAid's software team has been hard at work creating a brand new, web-based COBRA qualifying event notice generator. Registered users will be able to login to a secure web page, enter employee and...
View ArticleCOBRA Notice Generator in final testing
CobraAid's COBRA notice generator is in the final testing phase and will be made available within the next couple of days. If you haven't already, please take a look at the screenshots here. The...
View ArticleCOBRA notice generator released
CobraAid's COBRA notice generator is up and running! Create, print and email a COBRA notice in about a minute. Check out the screenshot video here. Want to give it a spin? If you're a current...
View ArticleCOBRA Notice Generator Upgrades: Admin accounts and saved premium data
Upgrades to CobraAid's COBRA Notice Generator are being completed and will be live within a few days. A new Admin Panel will allow brokers and agents who send COBRA notices on behalf of employers to...
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COBRA Notice Generator Upgrades Complete
Upgrades to the COBRA Notice Generator have been completed. Employers can now save Insurance Plan data, simplifying the process of creating COBRA notices. Also, a Broker Admin. Account is now...
View ArticleDec. 21, 2010: COBRA Online Notice Generator Upgrades
COBRA Notice Generator users can now "uncheck" any plan (medical, dental, etc.) when creating a notice. So, if you've entered and saved medical and dental premiums, but are creating a notice for an...
View ArticleInitial COBRA Notice Added To Notice Generator
We're happy to announce that we've added the Initial COBRA Notice (some call it the "New Hire" notice) to the COBRA Notice Generator. Users can now quickly create the Initial Notice for newly covered...
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