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- Congress considers expanding Cobra subsidy 22 Nov 2009 03:52 GMT
... to stay in their former employer's group health plan under the federal law known as Cobra, can get Uncle Sam to pay 65 ... the subsidy, people cannot be eligible for Medicare or another group plan, including a spouse's. ...
- Contra Costa Times Nov. 22 Letters from our readers 22 Nov 2009 04:35 GMT
... is due to congressional inaction on mandatory health insurance. Previous letters have blamed improper diet, ... lose his health care this year after COBRA runs out, and he has a son ... you will have to at some point." Medicare for all is a wonderful plan. Congress ...
- Education: Double dippers are not the enemy 22 Nov 2009 02:27 GMT
... the district's premium so we could get Cobra insurance. We teachers were told we could ... United States. Some of us need the health insurance. Pre-existing conditions make it impossible to ... of double dippers will be going onto Medicare soon. The districts will not have to ...
- Plan your tax strategy before year's end 22 Nov 2009 08:30 GMT
... business after losing a job and buy health insurance on your own, the costs can ... be deducted. But there's no deduction for COBRA coverage through a former employer, because a ... than usual. For example, you can't deduct medical expenses unless they are 7.5 percent of ...
- Roberts: Extend COBRA subsidy 21 Nov 2009 01:52 GMT
... urging Congress to extend a federal subsidy that helps the unemployed pay to get health insurance through their former employers. The COBRA premium-assistance program, launched early this year, provided federal stimulus funds to cover 65 percent ...
- Still a month to take advantage of income tax breaks 21 Nov 2009 09:12 GMT
... could qualify for a nine-month federal subsidy that pays 65 percent of the so-called COBRA premiums to remain covered under your old employer's health insurance plan. The new American Opportunity credit, good for this year and next, is a ...
- Dell takes $59M charge: Company says it will not provide further details on closing cost 21 Nov 2009 20:36 GMT
... week of pay for every year they worked at the plant, two months of COBRA health-insurance coverage, a bonus for fiscal year 2010 goals that were met at the plant, ...
- Ten percent jobless rate is tougher than in 1980s 21 Nov 2009 09:12 GMT
... a bigger share of them have no health insurance, leaving them one medical emergency away from financial ruin. For these ... he paid for health coverage through the COBRA program. But that has run out. The ...
- Embattled principal Wheatley rejected settlements 21 Nov 2009 06:43 GMT
... deductions * Three more months of board-sponsored health insurance * Board does not contest entitlement for ... insurance, plus eligibility for such coverage through COBRA by February, and retirement contributions in lieu ...
- Health Care Dilemmas: Pre-existing conditions often preclude insurance coverage 16 Nov 2009 16:26 GMT
... July 2008, she quickly signed up for COBRA, a federal program that enabled her to ... that people encounter when they have pre-existing health conditions ranging from cancer to diabetes to ... membership those individuals who successfully pass the medical underwriting screening process." Kaiser provides four reasons ...
- Looking for healthcare insurance coverage? 19 Nov 2009 05:35 GMT
... within Chautauqua County who does not have health insurance? With the continued rising cost of ... in their lives. Continuing this coverage through COBRA is not affordable for most families, despite ... avoid an impending lay-off and qualify for Medicare coverage. However, their spouse may find themselves ...
- Losing Your COBRA Subsidy? You Have Health Insurance OptionsLoading... 18 Nov 2009 00:30 GMT
... Losing your COBRA subsidy? You have health options; For example, consider different coverage for ... provide for families who are ineligible for Medicaid but can't afford private . CHIP is ...
- Tough Choices: Health insurance often disappears with job 19 Nov 2009 06:31 GMT
... Susan Walton long to learn how their health care situation changed after he was laid ... Walton’s health insurance. The couple already had medical bills because of their policy’s large deductible ... battery of tests and bills. Federally mandated COBRA coverage, which requires health insurance companies to ...
- Losing your 65% COBRA subsidy 19 Nov 2009 16:43 GMT
... to lose a major discount on their COBRA health care premiums in as little as 10 ... insurance to families who don't qualify for Medicaid, but can't afford private insurance. Requirements for ...
- Goodbye COBRA subsidy 19 Nov 2009 18:45 GMT
... to lose a major discount on their COBRA health care premiums in as little as 10 ... insurance to families who don't qualify for Medicaid, but can't afford private insurance. Requirements for ...
- Farewell COBRA subsidy 19 Nov 2009 18:45 GMT
... to lose a major discount on their COBRA health care premiums in as little as 10 ... insurance to families who don't qualify for Medicaid, but can't afford private insurance. Requirements for ...
- CNN - Losing Your 65% COBRA Subsidy 19 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT
... to lose a major discount on their COBRA health care premiums in as little as 10 ... insurance to families who don't qualify for Medicaid, but can't afford private insurance. Requirements for ...
- House Health Bill Will Help Unmarried Women: 16 Nov 2009 17:34 GMT
... Unmarried women have a hard time obtaining health insurance with lower household incomes than married ... denying or reducing coverage based on pre-existing medical conditions and prohibits consideration of domestic violence ... Employers are currently not required to provide COBRA continuing coverage to domestic partners or other ...
- Health Care Dilemmas: Pre-existing conditions often preclude coverage 16 Nov 2009 18:34 GMT
... July 2008, she quickly signed up for COBRA, a federal program that enabled her to ... that people encounter when they have pre-existing health conditions ranging from cancer to diabetes to ... membership those individuals who successfully pass the medical underwriting screening process." Kaiser provides four reasons ...
- Is your health plan OK for '10? 18 Nov 2009 11:42 GMT
... Is your health plan OK for '10? For most part, ... "exchanges" can be set up. • Expand COBRA coverage for those who lost insurance when ... • Remove antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurers. • Phase in an expanded ...
- Guest column/Voting for better health care in Ohio's 6th District 18 Nov 2009 14:16 GMT
... decades of talk about reforming our country's health care system, we have finally made some ... listening to passionate and knowledgeable constituents and medical professionals, I voted in favor of the ... discount on brand-name medication. For those on COBRA, this legislation mandates that your coverage be ...
- Rahall on Passage of H.R. 3962: The Affordable Health Care for America Act 16 Nov 2009 10:55 GMT
... in favor of H.R., 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.” “Healthcare is an ... to pay for doctors’ visits or their medical treatments. I voted to make health care ... age 27; allows individuals to keep their COBRA health coverage until the Health Insurance Exchange ...
- Hodes on Making Health Insurance More Affordable for the Unemployed 17 Nov 2009 13:16 GMT
... "This health insurance assistance is critical to Granite Staters who ... Relief for New Hampshire families cannot wait." COBRA insurance allows unemployed workers to continue to ...
- The Affordable Health Care for America Act Passed 19 Nov 2009 18:16 GMT
... should stay out of our publication. Unfortunately, healthcare are interested in healthcare. We believe that ... would remove annual and lifetime caps on medical benefits, limit out-of-pocket expenses, and subsidize people ... people [with diabetes] fall through the cracks." COBRA coverage and the Health Insurance Portability and ...
- Proposed ARRA COBRA Extension Has Employers Scrambling 19 Nov 2009 13:31 GMT
... -- Legislation to extend and enhance the COBRA subsidy was introduced last week in the ... 3930). This proposed legislation will continue COBRA health care coverage for another six months to ... percent COBRA subsidy that helps defray COBRA insurance premiums for up to 9 months. The ...
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