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17th September 2009
What is COBRA? And is it right for you?
Overview
"COBRA" stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. It's not a health insurance plan, it's a law created to protect you and your family in the event that you lose your employer-spons... Read >
Author: TheInsureGuru17th September 2009
Overview
"COBRA" stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. It's not a health insurance plan, it's a law created to protect you and your family in the event that you lose your employer-sponsored health benefits.
If you qualify fo... Read >
Author: insure12308th September 2009
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 is known as COBRA in short. The COBRA is a law passed by the federal government to protect the health insurance coverage of an individual when he/she has lost job or has lost the coverage for some rea... Read >
Author: Bobie04th September 2009
Hey, I know you don't want doom and gloom but one of us has to ask the hard questions. So, with the housing market in free fall and price inflation taking off, jobs are less secure. Now is the time to spend a few minutes thinking about what you would do i... Read >
Author: Todd Jones30th July 2009
Do you have health insurance for unemployment?
Millions of Americans lost their normal group health insurance benefits because they lost their jobs. What medical plan benefit alternatives do they have so they can be covered while looking for another j... Read >
Author: marilyn katz12th June 2009
Members of International Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 898 soon will start receiving a check from the union every week if the strike against CSC Applied Technologies LLC at Vance Air Force Base continues.
But those with medical conditions may ... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com12th June 2009
HR Administration - COBRA Changes in the Economic Stimulus Package
As a HR Administrator, it’s very important to be aware of the changes in legislation especially in the current economic climate. On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed th... Read >
Author: Kai Yee12th June 2009
Paying for health care is a concern for many who are unemployed, and they are trying hard to find programs for which they qualify and can afford.
Aid available to the newly unemployed to help lower the cost of health insurance isn't reaching everyo... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com11th June 2009
With the globalization, there is also a hike in unemployment and thus results in unemployment and also of the loss in health insurance coverage for many people. In lieu of it the federal government has passed a new legislation to facilitate with COBRA cov... Read >
Author: Alien18th May 2009
Los Angeles, CA May 14, 2009 – Almost a third (32 percent) of employed Americans could not afford to purchase health insurance if laid off from work, and almost two-thirds (65 percent) could only afford it for six months, according to a new consumer sur... Read >
Author: cedricyanx12th May 2009
Pete Giunta, 53, of West Chester, lost his landscaping job in December, and now he's falling through the cracks in health-insurance coverage, just like millions of Americans.
But a bill expected to pass any day in the Pennsylvania legislature could hel... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com30th April 2009
Rich and Linda Rosen are panicked after receiving notice that their COBRA health coverage was unexpectedly terminated two weeks ago. No one has told them what to do next.
The health insurer's letter nearly put Rich Rosen in the hospital.
For a year ... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com27th April 2009
Since Danna Walker lost her $37,000-a-year salary, the government’s recently enacted 65% break on Cobra health-insurance costs would still mean paying $476 a month for continuing coverage.
With little more than her unemployment check of $688 every co... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com17th April 2009
Just as in previous tax years, 2009 brings new changes to the different payroll tax forms and regulations. Below is a summary of “What's New” for Form 941 2009.
Social Security Wage Base for 2009
Do not withhold social security tax after an e... Read >
Author: Lisa Heather27th March 2009
The rising unemployment rate is causing not just job loss but also the loss of valuable health insurance coverage for many people. In response, the federal government has enacted new legislation to help with COBRA coverage as well as state aid to familie... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer25th March 2009
By law, employers that terminate their employees are required to offer continuing coverage of whatever health insurance plans you were on at the time of termination, be it vision, dental, or medical. COBRA, as this program is known, is designed to "bridge... Read >
Author: HK25th March 2009
A COBRA extension can typically be granted if you have "qualifying life events" such as a birth, death, marriage, or divorce. However, at some point, your COBRA benefits will inevitably have to expire, as they approach the expiration dates as mandated by ... Read >
Author: HK10th March 2009
Faced with job loss, an end to regular paychecks and an immediate future filled with job hunting, the newly unemployed must qucikly learn to live very frugally. Often we lose more than just our paycheck. We lose medical insurance, retirement funds and may... Read >
Author: Tom Carolan03rd March 2009
There are over a million individual or family businesses in Texas, more people are considering opening their own business every day. For a small business owner the same question is always - beyond Texas Health Insurance. Take a look at what you are agains... Read >
Author: George20th February 2009
By law, employers that terminate their employees are required to offer continuing coverage of whatever health insurance plans you were on at the time of termination, be it vision, dental, or medical. COBRA, as this program is known, is designed to "bridge... Read >
Author: HK10th February 2009
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), a law created in 1986, gives workers (and members of their family) who lose their health insurance benefits the right continue their group health insurance for a limited period of time under circ... Read >
Author: Julian Slowe06th January 2009
BestHealthcareRates.com reports with unemployment expected to rise to 9% by next year many families will, most likely, be forced to decide whether to take their employer’s COBRA health insurance or look at alternatives provided in the marketplace. Losin... Read >
Author: Tom Carolan09th September 2008
The day comes that you lose your job and, along with it, you and perhaps your family also lose your medical insurance plan. Luckily, temporary medical insurance is something that can keep you going until you are able to [get|secure|find} a new job. A temp... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders09th September 2008
The day comes that you lose your employment and, as a result, you and perhaps your family also lose your health insurance. Happily, temporary health insurance is one thing which can keep you going until you [get|secure|find} a new position. A temporary he... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders11th July 2008
Short term health insurance is a great product for those transition periods between employers. The policy offers options for the number of months you want coverage and some allow a one-time renewal without qualifying health questions. This feature is impo... Read >
Author: Jon Arnold21st September 2007
In Illinois, 1.4 million adults do not have health insurance. And this number is expected to rise as insurance costs go up and businesses reduce or drop insurance benefits. So where can you find low cost health insurance in Illinois?Explore Your OptionsMa... Read >
Author: Brian Stevens20th September 2007
In this day and age of skyrocketing medical costs, health insurance is something you can't afford to be without. Here's how to find an affordable Massachusetts health insurance plan.Exploring Your OptionsMost people get health insurance through their empl... Read >
Author: Brian Stevens16th August 2007
Need cheap health insurance to cover you for anywhere from one month to a year? Whether you're between jobs, going to school, or working without benefits, don’t take the risk of going without health insurance. Instead, find the protection of a temporary... Read >
Author: Brian Stevens02nd July 2007
Although we hope it will never happen, for all too many of us the day could well come when we lose our job and, with it, we lose your health insurance. If you are lucky you can continue to enjoy cover under an employer's scheme for a while until you find ... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders08th June 2007
When a person loses their job for any reason, and fears the subsequent loss of their health insurance coverage, COBRA mandates that they have the chance to keep the coverage intact. But why does COBRA Coverage cost so much?
COBRA stands for the Consoli... Read >
Author: Barry Waxler26th April 2007
There are many downsides to losing your job to say the least. One that may not immediately come to mind is the loss of your health insurance, but there is a form of fall back health insurance you can rely upon.
COBRA may sound like an odd name for a h... Read >
Author: Barry Waxler21st April 2007
Looking for short term health insurance? Here's how to get affordable short term health insurance coverage the easy way.
Short Term Health Insurance
Short term health insurance is health insurance coverage that usually lasts for 6 to 12 months, de... Read >
Author: Brian Stevens01st September 2006
AN EMPLOYEE QUIT LAST YEAR AND YOU'RE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT YOU SENT HIM A COBRA NOTICE, BUT CAN=T PROVE IT. YOU WANT TO KNOW YOUR POTENTIAL LIABILITY? B IT COULD BE STAGGERING!
An employer is required to notify an employee and qualified beneficiaries o... Read >
Author: Terrence B. Robinson12th April 2006
What the employee nees to know about COBRA to protect himself and his family.
The first question from one just terminated from his job is: What is COBRA and what are my rights and my options. Congress passed the landmark Consolidated Omnibus Budget R... Read >
Author: Richard Evans
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