You've just been laid off. You're so mad that you rip the phone out of the wall, lose your balance and break your hand. Now you need a doctor. But do you still have health insurance? Chances are, if ...

The unemployment rate rose to 3.9% from 3.7% in February; its highest since January 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And in a somewhat mixed signal, U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs ...

While most plan sponsors understand that their plans must offer continuation coverage under COBRA for their medical benefits, many administrators find themselves on less solid ground when it comes to ...

Editor’s Note: ARRA 2009 provided a temporary premium subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage for certain unemployed workers. An insured or self-funded group health plan maintained by an employer to ...

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Congress faces mounting pressure to decide the future of a popular but temporary health insurance subsidy program — and not just from unemployed Americans who would benefit. Employers are anxious, too ...

Employer’s Initial Notice. A plan must provide written notice of COBRA continuation coverage rights to each covered employee and spouse at the commencement of their coverage under the plan 1 and the ...

The interaction between employer-provided retiree medical coverage and COBRA[1] is complex. Many employers incorrectly assume they do not have to offer COBRA at retirement if they offer a retiree ...

Life is full of changes. Children grow up, employees retire or change jobs. It's a potentially devastating error to go without insurance during a change in family ...

More than 725,000 laid-off workers have lost their health insurance since the economy dipped into a recession in March, a report by the advocacy group Families USA has found, the Columbus Dispatch ...