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Losing Cobra or Group health insurance coverage?
Are you going to be losing your cobra or group health insurance coverage? Many people today are losing their cobra coverage as the government extensions and subsidies are finally going away. To make things worse, with the new health care reform laws, employers are cutting coverage benefits as well. Some […]
Revive the Public Health Insurance Option
Progressive Democrats Attempt to Revive the Public Health Insurance Option A group of 129 progressive House of Representatives Democrats, seeking to revive the public option, introduced legislation on July 22 to establish a public health insurance plan that would compete with private health insurers. It is highly unlikely that the […]
Health Insurance Reform Capitol Update
House Splits Extenders Bill, No Senate Bill until June Last week’s Capitol Update discussed the “tax extenders” package that is currently being debated in the House, saying that Democratic leaders hoped to pass it by the Memorial Day recess. House Democratic leaders made the decision last week to split the […]
COBRA Health Insurance Subsidies Extended Again
The COBRA health insurance premium subsidy period was recently extended to May 31, 2010, thanks to the passing of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010. The COBRA subsidy is available for up to 15 months. This act also provides that an individual who previously had a reduction in hours but […]
Health Insurance Reform Update April
The Senate reconvened on April 12, following its two-week recess. That day, by a vote of 60 to 34, the Senate approved a cloture motion paving the way for Senate floor action on H.R. 4851, the “Continuing Extension Act.” This bill, which the House approved on March 17, includes a […]
This Week In Health Care Reform
As lawmakers returned to Washington this week, Republicans affirmed their commitment to repealing the health care reform legislation, while Democrats continued to campaign on the health care reform law’s merits. Meanwhile, President Obama stepped up his efforts to energize his core supporters by capitalizing on health care reform. Health Care […]
The Week in Health Insurance Reform
House Democrats passed their landmark health care overhaul, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” (PPACA) on a party-line 219-212 vote late on March 21. A little more than a day following, on March 23, President Obama signed the legislation into law at a White House ceremony. Additionally, the House […]
Avoid Health Insurance Lapses With Cobra
Unemployed workers have raced against time to take advantage of the government’s 65 percent subsidy on COBRA health insurance premiums. But it is only a matter of time until this subsidy ends. Although there is no expiration date set, they will not last forever. Just like Cobra health insurance that […]
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