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 ...

The following are qualifying events for a covered employee if they cause the covered employee to lose coverage: Termination of the employee’s employment for any reason other than “gross misconduct”; ...

Editor’s Note: In response to COVID-19, the IRS and DOL announced an extension of the 60-day COBRA election window discussed below. ARPA also introduced a 100 percent COBRA premium subsidy. See Q for ...

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA” or the “Act”), the latest COVID-19 relief bill, into law. Under ARPA, employers will generally be obligated to ...

NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS AND GROUP HEALTH PLANS – NEW COBRA[1] CONTINUATION COVERAGE OBLIGATIONS AND PREMIUM SUBSIDIES UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub.

In 86 questions and answers, the IRS in Notice 2021-31 gave employers, health care plans, and insurers background and clarifications on how to provide premium assistance for COBRA health care ...

This notice contains information about your rights to COBRA continuation coverage, which is a temporary extension of the University of North Georgia sponsored group insurance coverage under the ...

Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc. SUMMARY: These proposed regulations contain amendments to notice requirements of the health care continuation coverage (COBRA) provisions of Part 6 of title I ...

Insurers in New York cannot automatically terminate COBRA coverage just because individuals' federal COBRA subsidies are expiring, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard. Accordingly, New York's ...

In 11 questions and answers, the IRS on Monday gave additional guidance to employers, health insurers, and plan administrators on how to provide laid-off employees temporary assistance paying for ...

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 ...

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 ...