http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com In 1986, Congress passed the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or COBRA for short. It gave employees a chance to continue health insurance coverage after their employer stopped paying for it. For up to 18 months, employees could pick up the p... http://www.articlealley.com/http://wileylong.articlealley.com/finding-california-health-insurance-without-cobra-2409943.html 27th January 2012 There is simply no getting around the fact that unemployment immediately disrupts the balance of your life. Often times, most people don't know that unemployment is looming, it happens unexpectedly and much like an explosion, there is an aftermath and ass... http://www.articlealley.com/http://www.articlealley.com/health-care-options-for-the-recently-unemployed-2390140.html 17th November 2011 The economy continues to suffer and, even though federal statistics show unemployment leveling off, this is misleading. 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