The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which provides premium reductions for health benefits under COBRA, was recently amended by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (2010 DOD Act). Under this new legislation, those involuntarily terminated through February 28, 2010, a change from the prior cut-off of December 31, 2009, are entitled to COBRA continuation assistance. Furthermore, the legislation extended the length of that assistance to 15 months from 9 months.
Continue Reading Employers Should Ensure COBRA Notices Are Compliant With New Legislation
ARRA
COBRA Subsidy Likely To Expand – Proposed Legislation Would Extend and Expand Subsidy for Former Employees
Posted on
In the past two months, both the House and Senate have proposed legislation that would extend the COBRA subsidy for health insurance created by the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The ARRA subsidy will begin to expire on December 1, 2009 without government action. As the subsidy expires, unemployed Americans receiving the subsidy will see their COBRA premiums increase from 35% to 100% of the premium cost.
…
Continue Reading COBRA Subsidy Likely To Expand – Proposed Legislation Would Extend and Expand Subsidy for Former Employees