Temporary federal subsidies that have been underwriting COBRA health insurance coverage for the unemployed are due to expire within weeks, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch. With the ...

COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which is a health insurance program that allows employees to continue to receive healthcare benefits even after losing their job or ...

Congress’ refusal to extend several federal healthcare subsidies for the unemployed and Medicaid is expected to launch a new wave of uninsured patients, taking a heavy toll on hospitals’ bottom lines ...

President Obama has signed a measure extending the federal subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums for laid-off workers through March 31, according to a report by the New York Labor Law & ...

At the end of September, roughly 138,000 Californians will lose federal subsidies that have covered the premiums for their COBRA health insurance coverage. Covered California is offering to help.

For people who are laid off, after the paychecks stop, the cost of health insurance goes up. By law, employers with 20 or more employees must offer COBRA continuation health coverage. It allows former ...

People who have been laid off or furloughed from their jobs now have significantly more time to decide whether to hang on to their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a recent federal ...

Losing a job is bad enough, but for many it also means losing health insurance. That's one of the problems with the way health care is funded in America, one that makes workers less mobile in good ...

After being laid off from her job as a systems analyst for a specialty chemicals company in December, Gabriela de Pompignan opted to hang on to her former employer’s insurance coverage under the ...

As we previously reported, the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a six-month COBRA premium subsidy whereby the federal government subsidizes 100% of the COBRA premium ...

After being laid off from her job as a systems analyst for a specialty chemicals company in December, Gabriela de Pompignan opted to hang on to her former employer's insurance coverage under the ...