Introduction to COBRA
COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985, a bill that was passed in 1986, and it amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the IRS Code and the Public Health Service Act. So, what does COBRA do? Well, it requires that a group health plan must offer every qualified person the opportunity to continue the same coverage they had while an employee or a dependent, after they cease to become one. In most instances, it gives an employee that has been terminated or has voluntarily resigned, the opportunity to continue their existing level of medical coverage.
The actual scope of individuals that are covered is quite broad because COBRA also applies to dependents of employees as well, which can included spouses, children, etc.; and the but the cost will usually be much higher. The reason for this difference is price is because your employer will no longer be paying part of the premium, that financial burden falls entirely on the insured.
In the remainder of this site, I will discuss to you the various details of COBRA plans that may be of interest.
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April 7, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
My husbands place of employment closed in February. He will get his last pay check on April 15. I had breast cancer and had my breast removed in July 2007. I am having Herceptin treatments until the end of August and then will have my port removed. I also have high blood pressure for which I take medication. I have not gotten a prothesis nor an implant . We also had prescription coverage. I am taking Warfarin, med. for blood pressure and Arimidex which I will take for the next five years. Will cobra pay for prescriptions and removing the port and prosthesis or implant?
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Jeanne Buckley said,
February 16, 2009 @ 5:53 pm
I was laid off from Rotech HomeCare Company December 11 th 2008. Rotech change cobra companies in January 2009. Because of this change I cannot obtain benefits for me and my family. I have the money and am willing to paid ,but Aliquant has given me the run around for a month and one half. The last day I can get cobra ends February 22, 2009. I spend approximately 3 to 4 times a week trying to get Aliquant to give me a bill so I can enroll in cobra health care. Please let me know who to contact. The time is running out!!!!!!!
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