Both companies and their C-suite executives should be mindful of the interactions between COBRA and Medicare and their implications when negotiating a severance or retirement arrangement. This is ...

In 2026, updated federal guidance on how Medicare and COBRA benefits coordinate is prompting retirees and employers to revisit coverage strategies. New rules reinforce that COBRA is not active ...

What happens if you lose your workplace health care coverage? It's an extremely common problem. Employer-provided insurance is America's most prevalent form of health care coverage, with nearly half ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Employers could save billions next year as some of their former employees opt to discontinue their coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and purchase coverage through the ...

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 ...

The parties to a business reorganization transaction generally are free to allocate responsibility for providing COBRA continuation coverage by contract even if the contract assigns the COBRA ...

The following contains important information about your right to COBRA continuation coverage, which is a temporary extension of coverage under the Plan. This information explains COBRA continuation ...

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 ...